84 POULTRY FOR PROFIT 
before you separated the flock into two pens. 
Now, for a few weeks, compare the daily egg 
record of the two flocks. You will find that 
there is about as much difference as between 
night and day. Now, to bring the lesson home 
a little more forceful, just figure out what 
it costs you per day to keep these star boarders, 
and see if you think culling is a paying 
proposition. Most every agricultural college 
has a bulletin printed on culling giving essen¬ 
tially the same information as I have given, 
but they usually have quite a few illustrations 
that will make the procedure a little more 
clearer than I have done. 
CHAPTER XV. 
PRESERVING EGGS FOR WINTER 
It was deemed advisable to add a few words 
in this little booklet in regard to collecting eggs 
when they-are cheap, and storing them away 
for the part of the year when eggs are high 
priced. During the months of March, April, 
May, and June eggs are the cheapest on the 
market, due to the fact that the birds are all 
layjng during these few months, and conse- 
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