Show RIGHT FEEDS AND GOOD management fowl that consumes most rations Is best layer have the car barly ay hatched pullets star started t to lay on the range this la Is the question that leading poultry men in new jersey are asking themselves as the method of handling these birds has evers everything thing to do with ath their production record this fall the men know that the expected molt can sometimes be avoided it if the weight of the pullets after they come into production la Is maintained by feeding plenty of scratch grain just before the pullets begin to lay or when they are laying las ing about 10 per cent on range they are removed to their permanent laying quarters here the poultry man endeavors to get them in prime condition and once he does so arys to maintain it proper feeds and a good system of management have been found essential it if maximum feed consumption Is to be secured to lay eggs feed Is needed and the bird which consumes the largest quantity of a well balanced ration lays the most eggs some poultry men will be disappointed in the early hatched pullets unless anle the birds have been carefully managed during the growing period asserts L 11 black poultry specialist it takes from five to six months to grow a leghorn pullet properly pio perly longer than this Is required for heavier breeds according to mr black birds starting to lay at a younger age are often small and undersized and their eggs are likewise small give the birds time to develop furnish them with the necessities for proper development lie ho says and then have pullet act eggs which can be sold as aa extras |