Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1918 — Cull the Flocks. [ARTICLE]

Cull the Flocks.

Much of the poultry now raised on the farm and in the back-yard flock is not as profitable as it should be. The estimated production of the average hen is not over 85 eggs per year, touring 1915 about 2,000 hens under close observation in contest in.this country laid on the average 151 eggs. Since these hens varied from nothing to 814 in their production, it is evident that the 151 eggs are not the maximum obtainable. All poultry raisers should cull their flocks and keep only the best layers. A* study of the principles of breeding, care and feeding will enable poultry keepers to accomplish this result > * A small, well-protected yard, with as much sunshine as possible, will rs» suit in added eggs. v