Show t fah if WEIGHT OF EGGS ECONOMIC FACTOR reliable estimate may be easily obtained the average weight of the eggs laid by a hen during a year Is now con as an important economic fac tor in egg production says wallaces farmer not only from the standpoint of the higher market price for large over small eggs but also from the standpoint of egg weight inheritance manifestly weighing each egg of a hen throughout the year Is a laborious task and one that la Is wholly out of the question tor for the practical poultry breeder according to the poultry division of the bureau of animal industry united states department of agriculture there are certain short cuts that can safely be taken in estimating the av weight of the eggs laid by a given hen in a year thus albert B godfrey of the government poultry investigations says an approximation of the mean an nual egg weight can be determined at the beginning of the pullet laying year from a knowledge of the average weight of the first ten eggs the body weight at first egg and the age at first egg A reliable estimate of the mean an nual egg weight of all eggs laid by each bird can be ascertained by weigh ing the eggs laid by each bird the first tour four days of each month 4 A more reliable and more readily obtained estimate of the mean annual egg weight of all eggs laid by each bird can be ascertained by computing the mean weight of the eggs laid ayach by each bird on any specified day of the th week throughout the first laying year salt needed ingredient in ration for chicks salt has been recognized as a need ed ingredient in a chick ration but recently there hai haq been some dis agreement among poultry specialists as to the exact proportion which gives the best results preliminary results secured at the university of wisconsin in feeding trials the past year indicate that re eions containing 1 per cent of salt re suit in better growth than the same ra eions containing no salt and very much better results than when salt Is added on a basis of ot 6 5 per cent of the ration at twenty weeks of age the chicks fed the stock ration without salt aver aged 1499 grams in weight those fed the same ration plus I 1 per cent of salt averaged 1687 grams while those fed feld the ration plus 5 per cent of sail salt aver aged only 1412 grams the death losses in the lot fed 5 per cent salt were six times as great as tor for each of ifie other two lots being 80 30 per cent in contrast to 5 per cent separate backward chicks separ separating abing the ro robust bust or sturdy birds from the backward chickens can not noti fail fait to benefit the poultry man raci ward V birds will not make growth eiten running in flocks where they are continually harassed by older or better developed chicks A good plan Is 9 to make a feeding crate la in which larger chicks or adult fowls cannoa en ter and which cirps protection to young chicks while feeding to give extra nutriment to assist growth of quill and feather mix well a table spoonful at of linseed jelly made by stewing ordinary linseed in III the wet mash wash for a week or so this will promote mote growth and quality as well as faster fuster on the new plumage 4 poultry house litters straw and crushed corn cobs are abundant poultry house litters any litter should be light in weight absorb and be easily clea cleaned tIed most poultry men use wheat straw if it Is available anthe farm but crushed cobs are kopul popular because they are dry iry and are easy to clean out when using cobs the chicks should have feed and water as soon as they hey are placed in the house otherwise they ma may V eat too many cobs I 1 poultry gleanings I 1 I 1 the cause of dead chickson chick sin shell may often be traced to the use of thin shelled hatching eggs A hen s egg contains 66 per cent wa ter 10 per cent fat 13 per cent pro feln and 11 per cent minerals milk gives health and vigor and stimulates egg production and it pays dividends in increased number of eggs the income from eggs in the united stated states Is estimated at yearly there Is an average of three chick ens on farms for each person in the united states approximately 2 eggs are consumed annually and OM per cent are imported from china eggs pork milk and poultry are to be canned in a factory owned ow ned by farm lers rs of warwickshire Warwick shire england eng |