Show should cull all loafers from floch Ble because cause egg prices me are going down and feed prices are going up poultry inen cannot afford to heep starboard star board ers according to the poultry department nt at tile the new state college of agriculture which says that about 25 per cent of f the liens hens in tile the average farm flock in new york aorl state are loafers that do not pay ilay their own way and ami at the same saine time eat food and occupy roon in III the poultry house that tile the laying hens should have for several years henrs poultry inen front from the college have spent of their time during the summer months culling I 1 ppul poultry try for tile the farmers in new york state and last year a total of 2 birds were handled bundled the men allo d do tile culling are trained rout foul try judges and tile the cost of the service to th the farmer Is about one and one half to two cents for each bird handled on the basis of the number of birds actually discarded the cost to the Is about five or six cents centa a bird tile the department says sas that it costs 20 to 80 30 cents it a month to feed a hen therefore there foie the saving for the farmer Is evident any f tinner in the state may have ills his poultry culled by a from the college by LIP applying plying to his local farm bureau agent or by writing directly to the poultry department at tile the state college of agriculture nt at ithaca N Y |