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Show - On Utah County Farms With Extension Agents le to use this surplus to produce eggs. The feed capacity of a chicken is limited and there is less danger of surplus feed if the pullet is filled with feeds that are bulky. Growing pullets should be given an abundance of succulent green feed. When this is not available dry alfalfa may be used. Whole or rolled oats fed in hoppers is also a good grain to use to supply bulkiness to the ration for growing pullets. . Plenty of clean, dry range for exercise, ex-ercise, a good supply of fresh running water and well ventilated sleeping quarters are also essential for good pullet growth and development. develop-ment. The pullets likewise should be examined occasionally to see that they are not infested with externarl and internal parasites such as lice, mites, round tape and pin worms. If the premises or pullets have been exposed to chicken pox, it might be a good thing to vaccinate vac-cinate before the pullets come into production. Pox vaccination, however, how-ever, should be done by and under careful supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Pullets that are free from chicken pox and are being raised on premises that are free from this disease should never be vaccinated. Neither should they receive the treatment for worms until they have been found to be heavily infested with internal para- sites. I By Carl Frischknecht, Extension Poultryman, U. S. A. C. The ninth report which has just been issued in connection with the poultry record keeping project that is being sponsored by the extension service this year, indicates that egg production in Utah, decreased during the month of June. Although Al-though the average production per hen last month was only 16.2 eggs compared with 17.5, 17.2 and 16.7 for the months of May, April and June respectively. The June production pro-duction was 10.61 percent above the average for fhe nine month period, October 1931 to June 932 inclusive. The production of 16.2 eggs for June brings the average number of eggs laid per hen to date up to 18.9 eggs. This represents repre-sents an average production of 43.39 per cent in Utah for the nine month period. Production in the ten high flocks during the past month averaged 21.6 eggs, compared with only 11.8 eggs per hen in the ten low flocks for the month. While egg production pro-duction usually decreases during the warm summer months, many poultrymen have been able to maintain main-tain fair production by eliminating the poor producers and by feeding a wet crumbly mash once each day. "Care of the Growing Pullets" Since egg production next winter depends largely upon the kind of pullets that are placed in the laying lay-ing pens this fall, too much emphasis em-phasis cannot be placed upon their care and management during the summer months. The rate with which sexual and physical maturity takes place is especially important. Growing pullets need protein for muscle and tissue building and for feather growth but inasmuch as the development is greatest during the first five or six weeks of a chicken's lite, grain consumption should be increased as the pullets grow older. If a corresponding decrease is not made in the mash or protein consumption, unfavorable unfavor-able conditions are likely to develop. de-velop. Protein which is expensive may be wasted, the pullets may not develop normally, and the egg production is likely to be induced before the pullets (reach physical maturity. ;i; One of the first things to do then, is to encourage normal growth of the pullets by proper feeding. Since they have a tendency to balance bal-ance their own ration, normal growth can be secured by hopper feeding both grain and,, mash. The next step is to feed .bulky feeds. Highly concentrated feed'is likely to induce tne consumption tjf a little extra protein and pullets over three months old are likely-' |