303 



Net profits, 



$44.25 



. The geese, it is stated, were not the least profitable 

 part of the stock. They were the large, white Bremen 

 variety, weighing, when' dressed, " from 10 to 15 lbs. 

 each. They were confined in a lane, which afforded, 

 them access to the different fields, and in which there is 

 a large artificial pond. 



Dr. H. S. Chase, of Woodstock, Vermont, makes the 

 following statement on the management and profits of 

 poultry ; — On the 27th of March, 1848, I purchased 

 four hens and one cock, and kept them until the 15th of 

 November, when I killed them. During that time, I 

 received three hundred and eighty-six eggs as the re- 

 sult of their laying. I fed them on grain, I purchased — 

 seven pecks of corn, and one peck of oats. The ao 

 count stands as follows : — 



