Show flOJJi = I S I i o PICKING OUT THE LAYERS How You May Be Able to Tell la the Business Whit Hen An experienced poultry raiser knows closely at observing laying hen The small femlnlno a glance the and head count tho bright aW no neck alert tolls a tale tho drooping eye tail tells other talo and when an she picks feet up ana Jumps them down her have another pointer we How manage the hens There several ways The trap are nest Is a deal thing nnd would be especllt valuable to tho small breeder especially or to any poultrymuft or poultrywoman had tho tlmo or would take the time who to properly manage the traps Most people know the meaning of tap nests but for the few that might not know I will mention that they are nest In a box that confines the hen a until the owner releases her hence It la known what hen laid the egg And there are other ways to lam prove the flock A close observance and constancy with them enables us to know by sight what hens lay every day and those that lay every other day or do not lay at all We must never lose sight of the fact that the cock erels are half the Hock in breeding value Many of tho same rules that apply to the race horse the cow or the hen also apply to cockerels The small neck and head the alert eye and activ ity are all pointers in the right direc tion I am one of those who believe the 200egg hen will never be excelled to any great extent But I do believe that any ordinary flock can be Improved Im-proved to a point whero the 200 mark would fit where the 150 mark now fits If the time ever comes that egg records will bo a part of score cards then the work of Improvement will be on |