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Show 1ft from a flock of heavy layer:; (lie ovary, ju:;l before laying time, will In; found well developed and covered cover-ed willi a consideralile number of ej;;' cells in all .'ilaere of develoinient. Am many as 700 of these have been (counted in one pullet. I.arire numebrs liave been found Willi ;:00, 400, and 500. This does not mean that each 'j ceil will develop into an r-jrj;, but it does indicate in-dicate the maxim u in capacity of the hen to produce ce;e;s. Many external factors influence the number that will develop. Some unfavorable conditions during the ! course of incubation seem to reduce the number of eggs. It is possible in this one stage to reduce the productive pro-ductive capacity of a pullet 75 or 80 per cent. In order to develop eggs it is necessary nec-essary for the pullet to be properly grown and then to be supplied with J the proper food and housing facili-, facili-, ties, sanitary surroundings, etc., so that all of ils vitality and energy I may be devoted to egg production, j The hen may be considered a machine ma-chine that will take feed and convert con-vert it into eggs; but this can be done only up to her inborn limit of egg production. And it will be infu-j infu-j enced either afvorably or unfavorably unfavor-ably by the conditions currounding jthe hen. If the egg germs or ovums are not j in the hen it will not be possible for her to produce eggs. On the other j hand, if the gg germs are there it jwill be possible for her to produce j the maximum only if given proper conditions. For this reason the poultrymati desiring egg production must always j be sure that his pullets are being ; hatched from a strain that has the Ifjaulity of egg production highly developed. de-veloped. He should then apply prop-jer prop-jer methods and he will be able to 'produce a large number of eggs per ! hen. i Hens That Produce Are Born,Not Made The reason for great variation in egg producl ion between hens of dill'erent strains of a variety anil sometimes even between individuals in a flock is not quite clear to the inexperienced poiill ryman. Most people believe thai if hens are properly prop-erly fed and housed they all should produce equally well, but, nothing is further from the actual facts. The quality of producing eggs is inborn. Correct feeding and housing hous-ing are important to develop the best possibilities of the hen, but no amount of care and feed will enable en-able a hen that lias no capacity for egg production to lay more than a certain number of egg:;. This ability is passed on from one generation to another, the same as any other trait such as while feathers, feath-ers, single comb, feathered or clean legs, etc. It is impossible to tell by looking at a ben whether or not jdie will be a fine producer. Although certain1 external charactei ist ics indicate good layers, it is quite a well known fact that there are .sinking exceptions to any rules of this kind. In some cases fine looking fovWs will not pro-' (luce an egg and otheis, in spite of all that can be provided, will lay only a few. In a healthy, well-developed pul- |