Show FARM rinds FINDS ANCESTRY OF POULTRY IMPORTANT inherited weaknesses cut egg production prepared ty poultry ahlo state stata it Y N v NU service the an ancestry 0 of f chicks may malie kinlic tile them m profitable table additions to 0 the farm farl n flocks or total losses according to a G S vickers ot of the ohio poultry lie development association who says saya tit that among the factors inherited by a are early maturity tendency to winter rest broodiness intensity and persistence of prod production ution an and ess egg size it has haa been shown clearly that tile the birds laying first or earliest other othe r things equal are the best bird a and lay the most eggs the factor f att 0 r of early maturity in chick ens ells Is and a chick Is hatched batched with certain potentialities along this athla line hue which no amount of care or feeding can change certain hens rest during the winter when eggs are high I 1 ahey hey transmit tills this tendency to their offspring if it Is there Is a cut in tes t es production another factor inherited lie by the bards Is tl e tendency tended y to broodiness now with biti tile help of scientific ln investigations broodo riess la Is bring being bred of certain birds ky ily intensity li l i meant th nur num a her of ega a bird lays each month this ability of tile the liens hens to lay fast or slow la Is of tile greatest importance in determining profits it Is inherited chicks have it or they dont don t hove it and nothing can change their fundamental qualities qualitz es mate one goose and one gander for best beat results iba best success in mating geese la Is likely to follow the practice of mating one goose with one gander it if two geese run with one gander otio one Is likely to be neglected and at 1 t eggs will be infertile if you I 1 e several geese and an equal ini in amber of ganders allow them to i olt off by own choice and u will likely have no trouble e breed or of U use etso se rony may be consid el ej PS godl as another ahe main aili gitig S la Is to get birds of good ta ape pe of any brad the toulouse Is the most moat cainion co inon breed in ninny local aties and should be casy ansy to get and satisfactory to raise I 1 ille ho male bird tins a louder voice than the female lie he leads the way ay when they go on parade or foraging lie ile Is 18 the and Is always on the lookout for danger and sounds the alum alar n lie ile Is not likely to be as largo large its as tho the female but lie he carries himself self lit in dignity Ilg tilty and commanding st etile le M etreal herald hens that do not lay should bo bj culled out it if one could be cottain that lie he has liens hens and pullets in lils his flock that would not lay any eggs until next spring lio lie would not want nant to feed them all cintel wintel one way nay of reducing the feed copt of 0 producing eggs la Is to cull out undesirable birds at intervals frequent enough to prevent their getting verj much feed without pity ing for it among tit the inking lock flock there are liens of this class such as those that loafed tl rough tile the surn sum mel iring too few eggs to he ha profitable there may also be diseased liens hens or those out of condl lion that hint should not be carried any longer among the pullet lock flock maj be corly developed diseased or otherwise mint birds that should 1 collie out lit it li not quite fair ia nor or good business for a gool gon I 1 hen to pay for the feed eaten bi a cull ilo ards diirr man POULTRY FACTS drafts in lion hen houses cause roup and aad other tit ills 0 not more than twelve turkeys tarco old can feed nt one time from a 2 foot toed feed hol hoi per 0 0 tl s hen fien that laas la 9 eggs a conr Is vorah three times as much as a lien that lars 00 90 eggs according to t a report 0 0 poultry farm denion demonstrators stra tors have an average anguil epa er production po per lien hen about double that of the average for the state the secret Is record leeping keeping 0 0 4 it li Is imperative that droppings from the fowls should be regularly irein removed med from the dropping boards and properly layered wath dry soil to prevent the escape of ammonia liens hens that shed their feathers in october or november are as a rule good producers such birds are re berred to as late holters mol they drop dro thor their old feather and grow a new coat rapidly dry mash should shoula be fed in hop pers and kept continually before the birds so they can eit at will thirty six linear feet of hopper hoppe feeding si grace ace should be allowed allowe for every 1 00 birds hoppers should be so BO constructed that they can bel b cleaned easily 1 |