Morgan County News | 1932-07-20 | Page 2 | Farm Poultry

t GROW MORE CAPONS AS FARM SIDELINE surplus cockerels Cocker els do well for the purpose by ROT HOT S head of 0 north C olla state S at a college poultry devert depart mon foont L Sor service vice nothing g Is more appetizing on the tha family table than a well grown and finished capon and they may be sold readily on local markets the surplus cockerels cocker els on EL a farm may be used for this purpose however only well developed birds should be used it if vigorous robust worm free birds are used they may be grown out into heavy capons camons that bring good prices never use a leghorn for this purpose but use such breeds as the tha rocks brahman Brah mas cornish Wyan dottes or jersey black ga giants fin t I 1 timing the capon caponizing izing oper operation atlo Is necessary the best markets exist about easter and this avoids putting the capons camons into competition with turkey at thanksgiving and christmas to have birds ready for the easter market caponize them about july I 1 to 15 this will give them time to develop large frames and to go through the intensive feeding period which finishes such a bird in from 10 to 14 days