Show CULLING IS MOST IMPORTANT TASK examine fowls to see if in good health did you ever try to pick before the event at a fair a winning team of horses in a pulling contest if so yon may not have selected the winner why because you probably did not take into account the owner of the team the training of the team la as important as the team itself and many times more so the same principle applies to culling the flocks of hens writs J H bodwell in the wisconsin agriculturist have you fed them the feed necessary for egg production nave you kept up their body weight examine the birds first and see if they are in good physical condition U they aej poor in flesh teed them tor about ten days on a fattening mash mixed with milk then give them a feed that will produce eggs eggs are 18 per cent protein and contain most of the building stones or amano adds therefore they must have feed that contains all of these building stones in order to produce agga egga without causing too great a strain their bodies did you ever try to grow cucumbers upon soil that was poor in fertility you found that the vines were very small and a very poor crop resulted but on this same soil sufficiently fertilized vines grew luxury antly were a nice green color and a bountiful crop resulted that are supplied the proper feed in sufficient quantities will respond similarly of course it Is true that bens inherit a certain ability for production but lets feed them properly then cull out only those that have the natural low production after having given them a chance to perform high quality camons capons bring highest prices making canons out of surplus cock berels of the american and heavier breeds has proved a profitable part of the poultry business for a considerable number of poultry keepers it appears that the number of high quality camons capons that could be marketed might well be increased without serious risk of an unprofitable lowering of prices but it Is essential that the highest quality be maintained and the highest quality cannot be maintained tt the increasingly common practice of delaying until the birds are twelve to fifteen weeks old continues not only Is the question of quality and flavor of importance but the death loss and percentage of slips Is less when the Is done at a weight of a pound to a pound and a half unless the american breed cockerell cockerels cocker els have reached a pound in weight by the age of eight or tea weeks it Is doubtful if aul wul pay runty cockerell cockerels els never pay as camons capons whether the operation is done at eight weeks or fifteen best turkey finishing i requires small range an old barn or i shed makes an ideal place tor finishing turkeys tor the market according to the north dakota agricultural college it Is advisable to restrict the range and when the turkeys are grown under artificial methods they may be successfully cess fully finished under moderate confinement if they have enough room for exercise corn Is generally considered the best feed for finishing care must be exercised in feeding corn in the tall especially new soft or frozen corn there Is a danger of serious digestive troubles and losses may occur where such corn Is fed according to th circular it boults have been grown on regular ration they can be easily shifted to a finishing ration about four to elx weeks before marketing time A finishing ration consisting of 50 pounds of corn 25 pounds of wheat and 25 pounds of oats Is suggested i sell the roosters boasters boosters Bo sell tor just as good price at this season of the year as they do later and usually there are more of them to sell tor mortality in roosters Is heavy during hot weather iff any roosters are to be kept over or the following season they should be separated from the laying flock occasionally sio nally it may pay to keep unusually good males but generally most roos ers are more trouble during the fall ind winter than they are worth the fol spring weight and yield importance of maintaining the of the laying pullet Is shown ent experiments at the or kentucky A decrease in body it was followed approximately a later by a decline in egg prodoc an increase in body weight was ae followed at a short interval increase in egg production the relationship between body and production was noticeable plymouth rocks and malta |