Show RECORDS HELP I CHICKEN OWNER I Poultry News I Profits made on poultry farms may maybe maybe be increased through constant stud study of ot records kept on individual pens finds L. L W W. Hillam Granite high school poultry teacher Secrets of ol I troubles within the flocks can be rev revealed led through study of the charts chart he said Professor exhibited records of ot two Granite high school Future Farmers of America to emphasize his point One was offered by Delbert M Third East street the other by Ben Bert Davis South 5 State Slate ta te street The boy reported an October inventory of ol 39 chickens Despite heavy losses from Irom paralysis hl his rc record ord showed 50 per cent production production production tion up to March 30 Food consumption tion ranged between and pounds of mash 1100 and 1300 pounds of ot grain with a production average for lor each hen between 16 and 18 eggs Whenever food consumption was higher than normal Professor sor HUlam Hit Hll- lam lain said the student knew from h his r records cords that production should hould be proportionately increased or his method of feeding must be faulty disease could be found In the flock or there was some other reason for forthe forthe forthe the extra expense Investigation should start immediately without dangerous dangerous dan don waste weste of time The average food consumption should be abolt aboU 6 6 65 5 The Davis boy purchased 2000 chicks February b 19 19 costing his record says Weekly recordings on the students student's project diary reveal that the pullets and cockerels were segregated March 26 Fattening of the cockerels W was W-JS started tart d by giving them concentrated growing feed This student kept constant check checkon on his chicks through the system of record keeping the faculty adviser said The system is practical and should be followed by every poultry operator He learned that at atthe the end of six months fatality l losses es were 35 per cent an excellent record This was undoubtedly attained along with other reasons because the operator I spent a little more for his chicks at atthe atthe atthe the start to buy only chicks from hens hen with an average of to eggs per year and males from hens of eggs per year yeu or bett better culled being classed as Utah Certified Lied fled Tested chickens I S |