Show FACTORS FACT 0 RS OF 0 F P profitable R T AL E I 1 DR production U FROM foar FOWLS Ls principle of feeding hens not particularly different from that of young and of growing chickens copyright 1910 by american press association 1111 factora factors that must be considered in profitable egg production are stock clin climate tate housing and feeding we have previously di the worth orth of the various breeds us u egg producers und pre presuming that tile reader has iliene such buell selection the tick dicu tiling be he should se me to Is 1 that he Is to hatch and rear a goodly gumbir of pullets which will reach tile egg inking maturity about Novem november bet 1 llila his nill require le leghorn horna to be halt lied from april 15 to june 1 and in the case of plymouth and other fowl 4 of this type batches hatches should como conie from the middle of march to the 1st of may if pullets pullet begin I hying tying in lit august find vind september they are ery likely to molt in november with the result that zi t k kf aw g 18 1 8 they the ara are liable to stop and not begin again until the he enrin van ve neither ither on the other hand land the antich more frequent of till farnor la Is to hatch the pullet pullets out so late that the cold euther dutches ut chea them immature Im maturo and they remain stunted and mid and apier begin laying until the sense of high price 1 i la lis past the earh earl hatched pullets should bo be kept laying steadily front No november ember until the following august As to whether they them are to be sold at this time or kept throughout the second beir e ir of then there la Is considerable dispute poultry men it has been cipry ry careful carefully figured out however that tiena liens hy ply luring during the tile second year about to two thirds is ris many eggs us its durl during if air pallet year I 1 II 11 t lt is worth orth nt jit 75 cents to 1 to brins bring st pullet paillet to with n yield of tie I 1 so ggs during the pullet 3 tuii vre rv in fit ta f 10 eggs from tho the hen bell 4 uran the seul til tar of fifty eggs juit ju it bout about the tile cost of mi fill exra pullet tit the out e rould hall so it H 14 i 1 tally illy mi tin men break na as to pullets should be I 1 hold at tit lie the ind of their first lining lating air ear up or kat through throughout oat the second season the tile of poultry men keep lions hens for inking las ing the two u t iri climate climate nud soil are pv ora in cs egg production but of cours annot be controlled by the i aho vho ho Is ono wile located tho the chief tm pensa in ag production Is 1 tho the extra care nud and food necessary in the n winter inter months likewise in split ut of all efforts the poorest results arc are obtained at this season of the year hence tho the advantage lil u being in a climate and with soil where liens can run outdoors nt at all seasons isenson of the ear car light sandy soils even eren ailta tho the same temperature pera ture are much heer beter for poultry for tho teason that snow docs does not last long upon them and grass and grain would leep bep gr growing oung where if in heavier soil th 3 would have hare long since dwin a any ay the hear egg production of the Au australi i ess egg laying contest N which aich has excited considerable comment in this country flu has i toi to lw be l asari ascribed b to the billhi inter in fit the region where the conte it held field houses for layers those who live lu in milder climates i ajon alone the shore fron front phila delp delplina lila and for that clatter matter M lia on off the new england coast coasts where tin the breezes froni from the sea bea melt the abou quickly will find and filat the most profitable fg ig farming methods con alt 1 in lit tho hens with coin com roti tible sleeping ule quarters and with out bollig to silly y particular trouble to provide them thein with daytime occupation dundei such circumstances lay ay ing in hens hen limy be fed grain and beef scrap from hoppers with ith perhaps one mash of barati corn milk cooked leg teg et ables etc ete once a day this 1 the simplest form of 0 ess egg farming tannins and Is 1 practiced at tho the famous little compton distinct in rhode island the re sulta in egg are probably not as good as is where more care Is taken with the bens hens lu in winter sinter but as the expense Is less the profits aro probably just as great iho other plan oc of winter housing and rind care for egg production involves vc res the use of the scratch scratching inc shed which Is kept full of leaves straw or other litter into which the grain Is frequently scattered so that the bovis are kept busy the distinction should also be made here between the leghorns and heavy breeds breed enforced exer exercise clie being much more essential lo 10 tho lattur lati r case hens that art kept shut indoors must be ed with nith something to occupy their attention for if et st anding around in lit a restless they will fall into the egg eating feather pulling und other obnoxious habits ID in adal addition to grain in tho the litter cabbages or split mangles may be fastened to the balfa of the henhouse for the hens to peck perl at the whole attention and care ot of the successful should be directed toward seeing that the hens are busy contented and happy thare Is 13 a knick about this thit Is cry ery bird to describe in words feeding the principle of feeding hens liens Is 1 not different flout that of oung joung find growing grolling chicks water grit went grala aud and groin food arc are the essentials and if any tiny ona one 13 1 3 neglected cd good re results cannot be obtained A great deal has bcd beu ij written and said tu in poultry papers and gouin ment bulletins bulletin about b balanced rations As it nutter of fact the effort to b 1 il if inc the poultry poul tr rations by chemical statistics Is more or lesa less t 0 I 1 u misapplication it s a p pil cation of scientific hum knowledge ledge the point la Is tint thet lions liens hae hane individual preferences aud and will not consume their food in ili the portions they are given anti what Is more will if allowed to follow their own individual instincts probably get the che elements they need better than if it their owner attempt to force so much food down them in lichine liko fashion the custom of feeding hen liens by exposing grain in hoppers has progressed rapidly within the last few years tills this method simplifies the feeding lem fell I 1 alry much and Is applicable to all on oil binse and Logli leghorns ortis indoors it will III not do hunn e eer er for heavy shut in fowls as they will become inzy and 0 overfed elfed the foods expo ekpo ed in the hoi pers should be w n hoi hole grains and it Is 14 beat best to re e it st separate parate dh in hopper li 4 for eich e ich kind of grien otherwise the in ili SC scratching r a achl n g fur for the grains the tile most like will waste the other kind of if food la Is especially e noticeable mien life so i ailed lulled dry guash or tal mixture ture of dry griffis 1 Is fed in ili the hopper I 1 ao 10 do not recommend ground grains i fed dry for laying hens the fet ding of a it wet net mash Is one of the simplest ways nays of gluing gling vegetable i or grain food to it large number of hens quickly the u warm arm mush may luay also lia e some stimulating effect errett upon egg production at least it Is 1 used by a gro gnat lit many successful egg a farmers kuch such wet gnash sh undo of co clo cr er alfalfa lea kics ea or any cooked v ge tables mixed up lu to a stiff mash with enrin water nater brin shorts and cornmeal Is li fed once a day tho tile gofir of feeding is 1 immaterial pro provided aided the tile hens hen bae hat e before them thein nt at all nil times shelled corn and beef in licitra the provision islon of green reen food in 13 egg farming Is 14 very important bot both ll 11 be cause gren gre n food 1 Is i necess necesser tr to get i hens 4 in lit god good in inc condition and be cause one cuti can materially cut dow doln n tho the expense of hie flit grain and molt food bill ba b grow groI lilt tig abundant forage crops for liou lr if the colony plan of 0 Is 14 fol follow followed loved cd grilii food bo be aided by so lit a serl of crops x which filch in lit our lot locality allty i mill III keep some a thing gren on the thio ground at lit all timea times of the hemr and moling the house about so thit lita lun lull ulie fouls N v re kep icah fresh paturah pa it f the t he RHODE ISLAND ISLANI BED US yarded this green food may bu be grown along the side aud and cut tit pulled and thrown over the tile fence for summer and early fall use ue rape chich pa H an all excellent excel teat leat food and there 13 1 little lalor labor d attached atta lueil hed to gathering pil a sufficient clent quan tit for the liens dinner vor and find earl spring pasturage pas tunge rye Is peril ps flit in bast crop though kale planted the pre previous loua spring and fe fel 1 by g gi the flit lowest loest leaves lemes off the stock Is 14 excellent for con hens la in the case of lading hena hens the fact must 1 not be forgotten that laying Is 1 the vital or reproductive function of 0 the lien hen and that us as such ts Is very close 1 13 ua ra tied to the hena hens ner nervous oua organ lam 14 m ith the finest anest of and the most perfectly balanced balance rations if the hena hens are not bapp happ and contented the will not lav dogs and strangers about the prem pret laes alses are known to have a it detrimental effect upon the egg yield und nuil baleful poultry men will not permit thelt hens to be frightened or worried in lit nua 1111 manner it Is 1 in the observe ob serva volt of such points as the thee ze that distinguishes the true husbandman from those who ulio fall as poul n |