Show SMALL EGGS ARE DIFFICULT SALE best plan to cull hens laying undersized product prepared by tho the united states department of agriculture poultry growers usually believe that any hen laying e eggs w a berti year la is a good one and a record of eggs in a year Is unusual exception except in a relatively small number of highly bred flocks which are fed and cared for by skillful poultry specialists at the beltsville experiment farm of the united states department of agriculture last year one lieu lien made a record of eggs laid in days but she went to the butcher the poultry experts of the bureau of animal industry made no apology for what would seem a to many this lien hen laid eggs slat were undersized poorly shaped and below standard weight they would have culled her before the year ended but tor for the fact that her record was needed for comparison witcher with her sisters in a study of inheritance her eggs were numerous but her 2512 dozen eggs did not weigh more or have more food value than 18 to 20 dozen eggs she did in fact lay a greater weight of eggs than the average of many high producing flek fl ek but eden even so she was rot considered a desirable breeder the departments part ments studies of inheritance show it Is much more difficult to breed into a flock of chickens thu the factors responsible for size and quality of eggs than it Is to breed merely for numerical production in the interest of tho the industry which should endeavor to meet the demand for quality products the department has set a minimum standard tor for the liens heng it will use in breeding experiments experiment they must produce eggs weighing not less than two ounces each or a pound and a halt half to the dozen they recommend this standard to poultry growers |