Show More Encouragement for Profit In Poultry Game According to figures Issued by the United States Department of Agri Agriculture culture the number of hens and pullets In farm flocks Is s from 4 to 5 per cent greater than one year ago It Is thou thought ht that egg production tion may not be larger for some sometime sometime sometime time to come The reason given gl for this estimate Is the higher percent percent- percentage percentage percentage age of late hatched pullets and also because it Is ts doubtful whether this winter will be as mild as that of a year ago o Aside from this the stora storage e situ situ- situation situation Is more favorable Holdings of case eggs on September 1 were 1 31 per cent below those on the cor cor- cor- cor corresponding corresponding responding date last year and 37 per cent below the average a of the thelast thelast thelast last five years With this reduction reduction tion In storage supplies even If cur cur- current current current rent production should prove pro larger titan than last year there would still be bea bea bea a considerably smaller supply of eggs available n for consumption dur dur- durIng during during ing the next few months Egg shipments from the Pacific coast has been light for some time time and may decrease still further be- be because because be because cause of a 13 per cent estimated decrease of chicks raised last spring and summer The low price of feed will also be an Important fac fac- factor factor fac- fac factor tor In bringing profitable returns from all flocks which are well bred and well fed Wallaces fed Wallaces Wallace's Farmer |