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BULLETIN 346, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
How shall I market my crop? 
1. Shall I store my fruit or sell 1t directly from the orchard? 
2. What preparations must I make for grading and packing? 
3. What kind of package shall! I use? 
4, What system of grading and packing shall I follow? 
5. Do I understand the details of grading and packing that I may do it 
myself or supervise it efficiently? 
6. What plans must I make for marketing that I may get maximum 
returns? 
7. What am I going to do with the fruit that does not grade up to stand- 
ard? 
POULTRY PROJECT STUDY OUTLINE. 
DEVELOPING A FARM FLOCK—AN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 
. Shall I undertake the improvement of a flock of fowls as my project? 
1. Is the flock of fowls at home in need of improvement? 
2. Can I make arrangement to take hold of the flock on my own account? 
3. Have I sufficient interest in fowls to enjoy the work? | 
What shall be my aim in the improvement of the home flock? 
1. Shall I make a specialty of eggs for the market? 
2. Shall I work toward special production of market poultry? 
3. Shall I look forward to producing fowls for breeding and eggs for 
hatching? 
4. Shall I increase the value of the flock for general purposes? 
What breed shall I select? 
1. What proof do I have that pure-bred fowls are superior to mongrels? 
2. What breed is best adapted to my aim? 
3. Shall I attempt to handle more than one breed and variety? 
4, What variety shall I select? 
How shall I get my start toward a well-bred flock? 
1. Shall I secure eggs for hatching? 
2. Shall I secure baby chicks? 
3. Shall I secure a pen of matured breeding fowls? 
4. Shall I replace the mongrel males with birds of good breeding? 
. How shall I select and mate my fowls for best results? 
1. Why is selection important in breeding? - 
2. What points shall I consider in selecting fowls for my breeding pen? 
3. Do I know the characteristics of the breed and variety I am breeding? 
4. Why is vigor and strong constitution important in all breeds? 
5. Why should the male bird be given special attention? 
6. What do I know about trap nesting and its value in the improvement 
of fowls? 
7. Of what age should the fowls of my breeding pen be? 
How may I secure a good hatch of chicks? 
1. Are my breeding fowls in condition to produce eggs with strong, 
fertile germs? 
2. Why should I give special care to eggs intended for hatching? 
3. What may I accomplish by proper selection of eggs intended for 
hatching? 
4. Shall I use an incubator or hatch with hens? 
'5. Do I know from experience that I can manage an incubator success- 
fully? 
6. Can I afford to risk my best eggs while I am learning to operate an 
incubator? 
7. How shall I manage sitting hens to secure the best results? 
