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Awarding prizes on poultry work. In rriany instances it 

 may be advisable to award prizes to members on tfteir prac- 

 tical work as well as on their exhibits. When such a plan 

 is followed, the members should be acquainted with the scale 

 of points and the value of such items as will enter into the 

 final awards. A suggested scale is as follows: 



Total number of standard-bred fowls raised to maturity Points 



in proportion to number of eggs set 40 



Exhibit, including fowls and eggs 25 



Reports and records Icept 25 



Composition on some phase of poultry work 10 



Perfect score 100 



Figure 297. — Members of a poultry club preparing tor a judging contest. 



ADULT COMMUNITY BREEDING CLUBS 

 A community interest in any one type, breed, or variety 

 of live stock in any form is one of the greatest steps in advance 

 toward progressive agriculture that any section can inaugu- 

 rate. The organization of a community breeding associar 

 tion often is and should be the outgrowth of previous efforts 



