Show faultily FOUL TIly RAISING QUALITY OF MARKET EGGS commandments for poultry men worked out the united states egg society has worked out a list of ten dos and bonts don ts that would do wonders toward raising the quality of eggs mar feted and would increase tion so we have to worry about surpluses if th these ese command ments were subscribed to and followed by every they are I 1 thou ehalt gather eggs twice each day 2 thou provide one clean nes for each five hens and keep the eggs clean with clean nests clean yards and grass growing on range in season 3 thou swat the roosters at the end of the hatching period 4 thou refrain from jam ming too many hens in the laying house I 1 provide four square feet of floor space for each bird 5 in clean cool coot well ventilated basement or cellar thou deposit freshly g dithered gi eggs until market ed keep them from damp floors 8 6 thou bitch up thy lizzie lizzle or telephone thy dealer at least twice a weel to market thine eggs 7 ich not thy eggs unless they are to be eaten at once thou should avoid I 1 1 ke the plague producing dirty eggs 8 honor good feed clean feed necessity necess iry minerals and especially an abundance of lime time and green feed at all times 9 keep ever before thy floch flock clean drinking water cool la IR summer and with the chill removed in winter 10 thou keep none but a standard bred flock producing eggs uniform in to size shape and color important suggestions for raisers of ducks A prominent eastern duck breeder who has been in the business for over a quarter of a century offers the fol lowing do DOS s for duck duel keepers he ile considers them more important than don ts and for thit reason be has listed his po ants as do provide oyster shell or grit material I 1 beep the ducklings dry keep the feed troughs and water pans clean be a sport and accept bid md with good i luck be cletlous lous when buying from strangers stranger 3 he be truthful in selling take an interest in nour birds be careful in han ban ailing rt d icks and find eggs handle ducks hv bv their necks not feet avoid cross breeding ask advice of those who bo I 1 row when in doubt and profit bv tl air help and recommendations lie ile also adds some other suggestions which are particularly timely at this time f year the first of these Is that the ducklings should not be rushed into water whether it be a I 1 ond or a stream they should not he be allowed in the water until the feathers feat lers ers appear on their breasts at five to six weeks of age they should also be protected from the hot sum mer bun sun by a small cheaply construct ed shed if there are no trees in the yards or runs poultry helps the lazy poultry raan Is a bad egg 0 4 avoid feeding chick teed feed that has been in stock so long that I 1 lus Qs moldy it Is bound to cause much trouble the house used for roosting should be roomy light clean and especially well ventilated july august and september are the months when tapeworms get in their worse damage though it wont won t show up until fall lice will not only keep the birds from doing their best at egg prodoc tion but they will also lower the vl vi bality of the bird thereby giving varl ous diseases a chance to develop one gander to two or even three geese Is the best ratio they need a small house in which they will make their nests in the spring 0 0 0 poultry men with cows can often gather up tip enough alfalfa leaves from around the mangers to keep the poul pool try in high class green feed watch the body weight at of pullets penn state poultry specialists urge if they are losing flesh increase the amount of scratch grain or feed a fleshing mash at noon 0 use of shavings in the nests helps to keep eggs clean in a comparison of shavings and straw as nest material one fourth of the eggs laid in straw were d arty while 90 per cent of the eggs laid in to sh ivings were clean dust wallows are a source of much pleasure to the hens during the sum mer met months spade the fresh earth in the shide and the hens will do the he rest dust baths are inspru mental in keeping lice under control they should always be used outdoors instead of inside the laying house s a a r 1 e tajai tt jAi |