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many birds are kept. The book should contain the follow- 

 ing information: Egg yield; this record should be so kept 

 that it will show at a glance the egg production for every 

 day in the year, and the number of hens in the flock 



Fig. 180. — An egg record for six montha. 



(Fig. 180). There should also be a record of the amount 

 and cost of feed consumed. It is usually best to keep the 

 different rations separate, noting down the mash ration as 

 one and the grain ration as another. This will be simpler 



