Pleasant Grove Review | 1934-03-09 | Page 7 | Egg Laying Tests Prove Beneficial to Breeders

Egg Laying Tests Prove Beneficial to Breeders Since egg-laying contests began, nearly twenty-three years ago, breeders breed-ers have been greatly aided In producing pro-ducing better chicks and better layers. lay-ers. Also, the breeder of production produc-tion poultry has been able to increase in-crease the stamina and vitality of his flock and in consequence the longevity of layers. The trapnest, In accurately recording re-cording the performance of individuals, individ-uals, has vividly portrayed the history his-tory of each trapped bird, its laying ability, Its rest periods, Its cycles of production and its health. It Is a notable fact that mortality is lightest light-est among birds capable of laying 200 or more eggs and contra, is heaviest heav-iest among the birds laying less than 200 eggs in their pullet years. These two classes of birds are clearly indicated by the trapnest epidemics, not always perceptible In early stages by even closest observation, observa-tion, are always detectable through the aid of the trapnest.