* Now, young people,’ said a professor of natural history to his class; ‘now, then, as to hens :—A hen has the capacity of laying just 600 eggs and no moie, and she finishes the job in just about five years. Now, what is to be done with her after that ’’ ‘ Cut off her head and sell her for a spring chicken !’ exclaimed an urchin whose father dealt in poultry.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 44, 1 November 1890, Page 3
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