Egg production, small flock, 25 
records, importance of, 278 
type defined, 257 
meaning of, 71 
scoring for, 490 
Eggs, collection, 287, 432 
composition of, 305 
fertility of, 306 
for food, 429 
for hatching, effect of age, 289 
effect of temperature, 288 
keeping, 288 
grading, 432 
hatching, 428 
infertile, 437 
malformed, causes of, 305 
market classification, 433 
number under one hen, 318 
packing, 435 
preventable losses in, 437 
prices, 429 
putting in incubator, 336 
scoring, 492 ° 
selection, 287, 432 
shipping, 436 
storage of, 442 
testing of, 320, 343 
. 
uniformity from pure breeds, 97, 434 
use of artificial, 279 
value for feeding, 197 
yields, amount of, 278 
Eggshell, composition and function, 303 
Egyptian egg ovens, 326 
Embryo, development of, 300, 307, 308, 
309, 438 
location of, 302 
~ Employment, poultry keeping as an, 24 
Enemies, 512 | 
England, poultry farming in, 35 
English classes, breeds comprising, 73 
Environment, effect on breeding, 227 
effect on egg production, 104, 268 
for young stock, 369 
Epiblast defined, 307 
Epsom salts, 506 
Equipment, amount of, 60 
choice of, 60 
for feeding, 204 
Equipping the poultry house, 143-157 
Evaporation in incubation, 341 
Examination, post-mortem, 502 
Exclusive poultry farming defined, 26 
Exercise, effect of insufficient, 256 , 
during winter, 271 . 
for chicks, 361 
Exercise, how induced, 108 
INDEX 
527 
Exercise, importance in breeding, 180, 228 
Exhibiting, 473 
care at show, 482 
Exhibition, arrangement of, 485 
development of, 474 
‘for pleasure, 473 
preparing for, 477 
training for, 477 
type of, 475 
Iixperience, value of, 58 
Experiment stations, list of, 517 
Extension teaching defined, 2 
methods of, 3 
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Factors affecting breeding, 226 
growth, 369 
bringing greater profits, 35 
Fallacies in breeding, 264 
Family use, poultry for, 25 
Fancier, opportunities of the, 23 
Fancy breeds, classification of, 94 
purposes of, 94 
points, breeding for, 23 
poultry keeping for, 23 
poultry farming, location for, 44 
qualities defined, 94 
| Farm as a home, 42 
| Farm flock, frontispiece 
Fat, amount in birds, 171 
appearance and prevalence in feeds, 171 
as related to laying condition, 1S0 
defined, 170 
function of, 172 
uses of, in the body, 170 
Fattening, chapter on, 403-421 
feeding for, 175 
methods of, 403 
Feathers, care of, 448 
growth in embryo, 310 
marketing, 448 
Features essential in poultry houses, 105 
Fecundity, inheritance of, 233 
Teed for breeders, 286 
trough, 153 
wagon, 207 
Feed-house design, 204 
Feeding appliances, 206 
chicks, 358 
clean, 498 
during the winter, 270 
effect of heavy, 256 
on egg production, 268 
equipment, 204 
. importance of regularity, 212 
objects of, 175 
