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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



tains are dropped down in extremely cold weather to protect the Leg- 

 horn hens from freezing their combs. No males are allowed with the lay- 

 ing hens. Another flock is kept to raise the stock from and to do the 

 hatching and rearing as the chicks are raisied in the natural way. Mr. 

 Dimock submits the following financial statement: Cost of feed etc., 

 $94.34; labor (one hour per day) 54.75; 100 pullets $85.01; total $234.11; 

 sold eggs $421.30; 100 hens $54.00; 10 pounds manure $10.00; total $485.- 

 30, which gives a profit ot $251.10, or an average of $2.51 per hen. Be- 

 low is given the monthly egg record of each pen to show how uniformly 



the laying has been. 



Barred S. C. R. C. S. C. 



Buff Plymouth White White Brown 

 Wyandotts. Rocks. Leghorns. Leghorns. Leg's. 



April 478 445 468 470 429 



May 423 427 468 457 449 



June 422 372 442 444 383 



July 349 354 438 404 402 



August 343 373 394 383 385 



September 262 337 357 421 344 



Octobers 375 355 392 426 380 



November, 374 331 364 384 395 



December 478 345 392 360 414 



January 301 350 377 341 386 



February 292 326 320 320 347 



March 342 413 393 522 507 



Total 4529 4428 4805 4932 4821 



Average 226 221 240 247 241 



I have also a little demonstration in regard to the amount of poul- 

 try produced in the United States. This is the result of a test that ithe 

 "Orange Judd Farmer" had with 500 poultry raisers in the United 

 States : 



"THE HEN AS MONEY MAKER." 



The earning capacity of the American hen has never been carefully 

 determined. Like all other lines of business, farming and stock hus- 



