Show urges families to maintain chicken flocks buu to tho the increased need or of eggs wid und poultry products lor for both and foreign fol algil UBO during tile the coming year farnk faIl lilles khouli farni f locks largo to auprly sufficient eggel arid and moat curl extension at the utah state agricula AgrI cult ural college states for this dual purpose one ot tile tho heavier breeds of chic kOlIc 1 N 0 iv plymouth rhode island reds wyan dotto or orpington should bu selected because they supply more meat lent and provide an all adequate supply most aloisi dual purpose breeds lay brown shelled eggs but these thebo aggi eggi are just as high in ill food value as aa white shelled erga eggs it tile the liens hena are properly pro perl y cared for contrary to a popular RI at explains to have enough poultry and eggs to supply family needs a family of five should brood chicks year when it lock flock of this size elze la Is raised sufficient eggs will bo be produced by thu tho hens and the cockerels cocker els can bri bo eaten ca lionized or canned when they are froni from two to two and one halt half pounds in size on most farms farina more eggs will bo be produced during tile the spring months than tile the family can consume but the surplus be stored in ili tile ithe spring and used during tile the tall fall and winter months when tho the flock isi Is bolting molting mol ting it farm families do got get chickens they should not be placed wherever thero there Is vacant space in a building but in a poultry house that Is warm well vend sunny and clean A minimum ot of tour four square feet of floor space and nine inches of ro space apace should bo be provided for epach ach bird of the heavier breeds one and one halt half inch mesh fox wire should be tacked under tile the perches abobo the dropping boards or roosting boosting ro pits pita to prevent the chickens from standing in their own dropping one nest should bo be provided for every five or six lions hens and nests should be kept clean milled shavings sawdust or chatt chaff make tho the best nesting material mr declares tile the chickens in the farm flock should receive a well balanced fee teed d at all times containing about 40 to 45 pounds of scratch grains per bird tor for each year home grown grains ni milk ilk arid and alfalfa cabbe can be used for toed food aher aver they a are re available suggestions on brooding brooding housing capon caponizing izing and ogg storage information can be obtained from county agricultural agents |