Show Y j EARLY MATURITY IS ISA A VALUABLE ASSET There Is la a n largo rg difference In the type and maturity a ol 01 different birds of tiie the same age and general This should be taken Into consideration Hon tion when n selecting birds for winter laying or for breeding purposes The maturing Blow birds will show chow long slender slender heads lack of or fleshing be he light In weight and show general signs of lack of vl vigor or The rhe slow-developing slow birds will also lack In body capacity and ond development A test which was run by the Iowa I experiment station shows that the early maturing birds are the best for tor winter e egg g production and ond that they also continue to be the heaviest la layers layers lay lay- ers during the time following summer The I pullets In n the test were divided Into four groups the early maturing medium medium medium me me- maturing late Inte maturing and very late maturing The results for the the four winter months of November December January January Jan Jan- uary and amI February showed an nn average of eg eggs s for the first group for the second 1539 13 for the third and I Ionly only for the very ery maturing late group I In the following four spring months month the difference was still sUIl marked but not so great The average for the different groups were for the firs first gr group up 73 3 for the second for the third and 35 44 for the fourth In the four fOUl months of July Au August September and October which completed completed completed com com- the 3 years year's ears ear's test the results were og again n decidedly In favor or of the early maturing birds The averages n were for the first group for the second for the third and 1504 for tor the fourth The total for the year showed an an average of 2175 e eggs gs for the first group or the earl early maturing fowls I |