Show RENEWING THE FARM FLOCKS best to keep over both yearling hens and pullets in proportion of about half and hall half under the ordinary farm conditions condl tlona I 1 believe that it Is best to keep over both yearling bens ind pullets I 1 in a 1 pro ro portion of 0 about halt and halt As a breeder I 1 consider the year ling hen ben superior to the pullet as tho the eggs are arc larger and will produce better developed chicks in fact the vigor of 0 the offspring Is not de creased if the lien hen la Is kept three or tour four years considered as a breeder ilene her value does not depreciate as long lone aa she produces good chicka fit it Q must judge her value alue also alo al o by the total toti amount of her egg told and we know that the older sh ahn gron gro s the fewer eggs she will ivill product produce experiment station results and experience go to snow that it 11 seldom pas to kep keep hant after they are two vears old except for breeding uses ith It bstanding standing the tact fact that pul pub lets will lay more eggs than yearling jcarl ini hens I 1 believe it pas to keep as aa many yearling ye irling hens in the lock flock is pullets many v ho keep a firm farin flock do not consider the cost of raising the pulle to an egg producing age while the tha bear earold ear old heno hen are making a profit tor for them keeping about the same number 0 yearlings yearnings year lings as pullets enables me to mar man let ket about one halt half of tho the older birdel bird during the summer r when they are it in good condition and w rill ill bring the high est price in this waa a I 1 haxe hae plenty of room for the loung pullets exely in the fall all and get them into their houses bouses and te ap ro ii A prize winner ready to b begin gin lading before the cold ft cather neather comes on dy by planning my egg producing flock in this waa I 1 am able to supply res regj ular cist c customers omers and maintain a filfly uniform egg production during the entire 5 ear after the oder birds are marketed the callings alone must be depended upon to supply egg customers until the pullets b bi gin to lay in the fie fall 1 I liane hae found it unsatisfactory to depend upon pullets alone to maintain a uni uniform foila production during the ahola year then again it an incubator is nc used for hitching hatching it is imperative that vo 0 o keep oner oer a lev fex bearling hens it if ne are to secure earl hatches batches to sup pl the increase to the flock |