Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 3, Number 3, DeMotte, Jasper County, 1 June 1933 — Poultry Facts [ARTICLE]

Poultry Facts

China, which has long supplied quantities of frozen eggs to Great Britain, now has a rival in the market since Australia is shipping eggs to Britain, too. * * * The department of veterinary science of the Massachusetts State college, reports that 180 poultry flocks in Massachusetts were completely tested last year and found free of pullorum disease, one of the most serious poultry diseases. * * * Pullets must have substance and size in order to stand up under the strain required in heavy egg production. * * * To secure a good fall and winter egg production, the pullets must be the kind that mature early and come into production early. * * * When it comes to calories, one me-dium-sized egg, weighing about two and a half ounces in the shell, supplies 25 calories of protein and 45 of fat, making a total of 70 calories.