Show to INCREASE POULTRY PRODUCTS A 7 FEED HOPPER DESIGNED TO PREVENT WASTE very few farmers practice n itic plan of disposing of 0 their after they have ceased to be productive although it Is well known that fowl the heavier breeds such na its taft plymouth rocks cease to produce n profitable number af of eggs nt lit the end of their second laying year rua and that this holds hold true of the lighter breeds such as the leghorns Leg horns ut tit the end and of their third laying year consequently if efforts were made to dispose of nil fill families when their best laying days were over a large quan itley of poultry meat would bo be placed on tho the market all poorly developed chickens should likewise be culled out land and used ns as meat tills this way of disposing of un unprofitable table fowls would allow tile tho farmer to teed feed his groin grain to younger and more productive fowls Capon caponizing izing the cockerels cockerell cocker els that are arc not intended for breeding purposes will not only increase their size but will place a more desirable poultry meat on the market another practice libat should be adopted more widely Is that of fattening nil all chickens en that are to be marketed before thoy leave the farm tills this can be done easily by confining tile birds for in it week or ton ten lays days and feeding them a good frAt ening ration they will come to market then in better condition and the farmer fanner will receive a n profit for their added addea weight increasing poultry supply tho the greater production of turkeys t ducks auck cs geese and guineas guto eis all of which malch can call bo be profitably raised anil and a yead ready y market found in most sections would increase the supply of poultry meat considerably the production proda alon of ducks especially should bo be emphasized nt lit this ilits time tillie becal lse ot of the rapidity with which they grow ducks of most of the ilia meat breeds properly prop cily fid fed and managed frequently weigh from no live to six pounds at ten weeks of age it Js Is estimated by poultry men making mailing it ft specialty of growing ducks ducko that the feed cost per pound of producing duck meat ranges from eight I 1 cents to twelve cents depending upon tile current prices of grain and other feeds the number of marketable eggs can be ba increased by following a few practical suggestions among adiong tile the most important of these me tho ilia pro pio of tile infertile egg after aati r the brooding breeding season Is over oer and tho the proper handling of eggs by the farm farmer er before befaro sending them to market the infertile ess egg Is obtained when all male birds arc removed from the lock flock tins this does not decrease decre se the number of eggs produced but it does increase greatly their keeping qualities the production of the infertile egg aidi and the proper propel handling and marketing of eggs by tho ilia producer would increase inert use tremendously tile number of marketable eggs each year by diminishing the quantity that are rendered unfit for food cleanliness Is essential the poultry house sit be clelin clean and sanitary and tho ilia convis fort Is tree free from aiom insect pests thereby pr preventing a venting disease and mortality it Is estimated 0 A t X white leghorn cockerel that nearly worth ot of poul try Is lost each year through disease alone special attention should be given to tile reading feeding and housing of laying ima fowls at seasons of tho the year sear when their natural source of foud food bull up ply illy la Is cut oft off broody liens greatly reduce the fee egg yield i beld and lit n this time of egg shortage it Is important that each lien bo be kept busy it Is a mistake to let them sit simply because cc they want to it if they ire are allowed to follow their ala 1 they will sit indefinitely it if they the are arc broken up they will begin laying again in about ten lays provided tint that they are in good goal condition such methods as dipping tho the broody lien in water are useless in ill breaking her up and they may impair future egg production As soon as the lien shows allows signs of broodiness she should be removed to a slat or wire bottom coop she will be easier broken up LIP nt at first than later broodiness Is III quite largely a state of mind it the broody coop to Is put ft where here the lien can call see sea tile the rest of the flock site alic will grow restless after four days let her return to the flock by tills this time she fine will have havo changed lier her mind and will go eo hack back to laying ile be sure to toed faed her liberally while in the coop I 1 for laying liens hens must lin lindveit havn veit surplus of flit A lien in poor flesh llesh rarely lays jays A little attention to the ilia broody lien hen will make a great difference e a in the looks of at ilia alio balance sheet sheel lit in these days of high priced eggs it Is important that tho ilia hen take as little avues hall as possible keeping small flock the actual economy secured by tit alin keeping of a email flock of chickens depends primarily upon their egg production and tills this in turn Is largely a matter of care under favorable conditions dit ions however it Is estimated that eggs tho ilia first year and the second Is it a fair return train from tile ho ordinary lien hen on the other ballot at least from 25 to 00 60 cents centa a year must lo ile 10 expended for grain and other feeds the exact amount depending upon the quantity of table scraps and green and ill insect sect food available where till all thu the feet feed must be purchased from 1 1 to Is allowed even in tile most thrifty household however there la 14 always a large quantity ot at table scraps vegetable parings and other left overs avers for ilia liens hens so unit that a considerable portion of their feed con r dats of what otherwise would be carried off the place by the garbage man mail although of less importance than tile the eggs tile the supply of poultry for th the table furnished by the lionie home flock la Is an item that cannot be overlooked overlook od lit in a flock of 25 which tile owner Is perpetuating petua ting there will be approximately twelve or thirteen cockerell cockerels cocker els all of which can be use M best for food f V aw IV KAI I 1 j plymouth flock cockerel liala of the ho liens must go each year also so unit that allowing for losses and for birds reserved for breeding there still will ile bo enough appreciably to the bu butchers buschor 1111 IIII bill fowls for ordinary family front from twelve to fifteen luns heits are sufficient fi to provide ill the ordinary family with enough eggs nud and meat to render aba ali c keeping of tile birds worth while tho the amount of outdoor the flock will require may bo be estimation at about 25 square feet for each bird there tire instances in which chickens have thrived with much less acs than tills but unless the soil soft Is especially und and thu the birds KOI good care crowding Is likely to prove unprofitable poultry specialists tie do not recommend however that everyone willi will tile requisite space at I 1 its his disposal should go in for chicken raising un there Is a natural ni tural interest in poultry or a determination to make tile lio hock flock a source of real even if IE it does take time and trouble tin tile venture ventu re Is not likely to prove suetin successful cess ful luck lack of cure care may result lit in disease that aeilt sweep oft the entire enair lock flock and it Is 1 almost certain to causo cause at reduction lit in ere egg production that will mako make the birds a burden instead of a help kielp |