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Show RIGID CULLING OF CHICKENS Exceptionally High Prices of Poultry Products Warrants Procedure, Says Nebraska Station. The exceptionally high prices of poultry products this year warrant a rigid culling of the flock, says the poultry department of the college of agriculture, at Lincoln, Neb. The sooner this is done, the better. Males of large, vigorous type, showing show-ing well-developed breast, strong bone, large comb and wattles, and bright eyes, should be held for breeding purposes. pur-poses. Crow heads, long beaks, and weak legs indicate a lack of constitutional constitu-tional vigor, and are usually found In poor producers. Hold the late-molting hen and sell the early-molting hen the persistent or all-summer sitter, and the over-fat hen. Sell the immature imma-ture pullets or runts, and save only the best. Never breed from diseased stock. Free range for breeders is essential, and it is not a wise plan to confine them permanently in winter quarters until snow comes. |