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Show " "A' -A" "A" -,V 'A" TC -.V -,V ".V "A" ",V ' .V '.V VT 'V A" '.V A V. V. A .'. Poultry Hints -K--3f-X-- Early-hatched pullets produce fall and winter eggs. Overcrowding in the poultry house discourages production of eggs. Sitting hens should be dusted with sodium fluoride before being put on the nest. Gather the eggs frequently to avoid the dirt that may be carried in on the hen's feet. Chicks hatched so as to begin laying the first of October are usually the most profitable. As many farmers have found, profits with poultry can easily be Increased by better feed and care. When possible It Is well to have a pen where the little pigs can go for food but to which the sows do not have access. A colt may be fed on cow's milk provided pro-vided the milk is not too rich in fat. Use the milk from a cow that does not give very rich milk. Unless pullets are laying by October 1 they will miss a great deal of the high-priced egg period. If they start laying much earlier than this, there is danger of a fall moult. A small poultry flock properly fed and cared for is more profitable than a large flock given indifferent care. Protein is a constituent of feeding stuffs which Is used by chickens for building muscles and tissues, In ad dltion to the production of eggs. Early feathering and early crowinj; mean early maturity. Early maturity means early profits. Always select the cockerels that feather first and then select from them the one that crows first. |