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Show I OF INTERF Toll I POULTRY GROWERS For years it was contended by authorities au-thorities that it was useless even to use nest opes as attractions to hens, that biddy, like the cow, could not be deceived. The non-professional for instance, in-stance, rigidly adhered to the old-time idea that nest eggs were requisite. Trof. George M. Tiirpin. of Iowa University, Uni-versity, in a bulletin called the "Nesting "Nest-ing Habits of Hens" gives a prominent place to the "Use of Nest Eggs." He starts out with the statement that no data had been established as to whether the nest egg influenced biddy or not. Hp made a careful test, placing 40 hens in a house and prepared Ifi nests for them, some with China eggs, others hen product, and others again wni no nest eggs. The result of biddy's bid-dy's choice was 214 fresh eggs in the ; China bait, 290 In the natural attrac-j attrac-j tion and 108 in the nests with no camouflage, cam-ouflage, showing .35, .47, and .17 per cent - respectively. The conclusion is that hens like nest eggs and prefer the natural one .v , |