Show POULTRY ru tiny PULLETS VERSUS HENS FOR EGGS it Is coll commonly conly believed bel loved tint that well matured pullets will produce more eggs lhnn lions hens a year older ilow bow much more has been studied by the Al antillie tillie department station the results result of this study add strenz strength th to the emphasis ott on pullets as egg producers produce rL tho the records covering several y yeara ears and a considerable nu number niber of flocks show that pullets produced about 40 per cent more eggs than they did in their second year of laying not only was waa the production larger but the greater per cent were laid during the period of high prices that la Is properly handled matured will produce more of the eggs during the winter months the first year than they will the second year of egg production another factor in favor of keeping as high a per cent as possible of pullet alet producers in the egg factory Is the higher tenth death rate that comes with each added year of age aside from contagious ill diseases seaRes that are no re specters of the deaths among mature birds mount rapidly after the first year more rapidly among the american breeds than the mediterranean probably these three reasons should boot boost close cutting culling of the lie farm nock flock during the summer and fall keeping any hen after tile lie close of the second lay ing year Is generally poor policy unless she idof Is of proved value as a member of the breeding pen conditt conditions on oil most farms favor the disposal iota 0 of a high per cent of the hens in order to give the pullets adequate room for development more ilore pullets and hens kept than the houses and facilities warrant tire ten times more frequent than a small flock that the housing and equipment justifies |