Show CLEAN EGGS WORTH TROUBLE keeping hene hans feet free from mud and dirt in not an easy apropo atlon for farmer 1 by th the united states department of agriculture neel need not be nt at lie the nest to wipe mrs feet before ehe she enters to ninke make her dally daily contribution to their profits pr olits but if tile hen house in yu too arranged that hor her feet trill will be clean and will not dirty the 4 gg it will mean profit lor the owner dirty eggs a are a second rate product on any ally market so are washed edlu this thin that must be pro deuced clean which further clean nests and clean feet clean nests are easy ly A change of nesting material whenever it gets dirty will do away with the danger of soiling from thil this source und and cure care must be taken to aee see that the lite birds do ao not roost on the edge of the nests at night keeping lite birds feet clean ie is a much more inore cult proposition first of nil all it ie in most essential to have a clean doormat in tie we shape of fresh litter und plenty of it on the floor at all tinned secondly do not let the bird birds out on muddy days when their feet are bound to get daube up mont most important of all keep the drop ping board clean dally daily scrapings are preferable but if a feels that he lie has not the time for this they should be cleaned at least twice a week A cage of one inch or one ond and one half hulf idich poultry wire tacked under the perches and over the dropping board boards will prevent the birds from walking on the boards and in ci ciden dentally tully will catch any eggs that are dropped in the night kven even with tills this extra care the poultry armun man must expect some dirty egge and a u word ord of nd adice ice on now how to clan them thein might be timely the so i plain dirties those soiled by dirty feet and dirty nests arc are easily leaned ith a soft dump damp cloth which should be used only on the tile dirty spots de be careful not to rub rut them dry but to allow them to dry by standing in the tile air it Is very ery important that the gelatinous coating holcli seals the egg should not be soaked off on oe as tills this co cohering ering Is germ proof und beres as its u natural means of keeping the egg fresh PURE BRED POULTRY IS BEST there Is greater egg production and flock more uniform more mare profit for ralser raiser from a government inquiry the fol to lou ing Is reported purebreds excel by 40 per cent nigh high utility alue of purebred live stock purebred live stock has about 40 per cent greater earning power apart from its breeding or sale value than scrub stock the superiority of purebred purebreds on a utility basis Is hi due principally to better conformation and quality jn creased production more economical production and earlier maturity for poultry the superior earning Is per cent does purebred poultry phyl pay the above abote information helps to answer anser the question says N IL Mehr mehrhof bof extension poultry specialist the following are some reasons why e should raise purebred poultry a there Is greater egg production b the flock being more uniform looks better and gets better care c stall standard dard bird birdo o produce standard products and standard products demand better prices for breeding birda birds hatchin ing eg egg R and baby chicks for z bale ale all of mean more profit for the chicken ilcken cl balber visit the shows and find out which breed aou ou would prefer to raise select your breed and variety breed for increased ogg egg production keeping in mind health vigor and qualification I 1 fi for that particular breed and variety a POULTRY POINTS there are poor laying liens in all breeds A hen heli with a yellow beak and shank at any ally time from june julie to september ie is a poor layer 0 0 0 heavy copons 1 sell from four to seven cents per pound over the price of spring roosters 1 0 0 A busy hen la Is generally a healthy hen ben and a healthy hen Is almost sure to be a laying hen kep keep bour our hens hung scratching e when consumers buy capons they i generally ant birds which will ul weigh from seven pounds up leghorn ahorn ca pons do not reach will 1 weight and they consume as much feed as the larger birds e skim milk or buttermilk either sweet or sour is excellent for replacing part or all of the meat scrap in a poultry ration 0 elgh its usually 81 safe f enough to begin saving eggs for the incubator at the beginning of the second week after the birds are mated uce mites and bedbugs are responsible for many ills in chIck endom only by waging constant warfare against all parasites para altes can you prevent them from getting in their lintn s |