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have always been entirely free from any conta- 

 gious disease. 



II. Our males are exceptionally vigorous, 

 producing a high percentage of fertile eggs. We 

 guarantee eighty-five per cent to be fertile. 



III. Our birds are of unusually fine shape, 

 and their color is nearly perfection. 



IV. Our entire flock last year averaged one 

 hundred and sixty-eight eggs. Pen No. four, 

 our heaviest producers, averaged two hundred 

 and ten eggs last year as pullets, and mated to 

 them are two males, one whose mother laid two 

 hundred and thirty-six eggs, and the other comes 

 from a line of heavy producers. 



V. Our birds took (here mention any prizes 

 which may have been taken recently). 



VI. We guarantee our birds to satisfy. 



All orders will be shipped promptly and will 

 receive our most careful consideration. 



EXERCISE XXXII 



Scoring and Grading of Eggs 



Secure a dozen eggs of as many breeds as 

 possible, and apply the following score card. In 

 doing so it must be remembered that the color 

 of an egg governs to a certain extent the price 

 on the market, and that market requirements in 



