Show PAYS TO BANISH LOAFER HEN HENIn In Recent Culling Campaign In Indi Indiana ana Out of 1222 F Fowls Were Discarded Prepared by the United States Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture The Bartholomew county Ind Tad agricultural airl agri cultural agent reports that a total of 1222 hens liens were handled in a recent culling campaign and of this number or 28 per cent were discarded a as at poor layers The entire number ol of hens 1222 laid 2368 eggs the week before culling while the week they had been culled the fowls fowl left on the farms laid 2292 eggs This ThlE explains why It was expedient management man man- to rid rill the flocks of the 34 q k I 1 L Yc- Yc I County Agent Discarding Boarder I Hens I lazy loafers which laid laid- only 54 eggs the week after after they had been separated sepa sepa- rated from their former mates despite I Ith the th tact fact that t they ey the same amount of feed as the profitable pro pro- du ers The percentage of egg production tion flon the week before culling was while the week after It was per pcr percent cen cent L t |