226 



Eeply. — That the incubator was open too otten at the hatching period, and 

 probably the chicks were chilled to death. (See management of sitting hens.) The 

 hen sits closely from the 20th day till the chicks are ready to leave the nest. The 

 bottom heat does not seem natural. The hen sits on the top of the eggs. She does 

 not have them on her back. The temperature of 105 seems to be very high, if the 

 thermometer is correct. The most modern incubators are run at a temperature of 

 102 to 103, and instructions are explicit not to exceed the latter figure. Top heat 

 is used in the latest made incubators and brooders. 



SOME GOOD RESULTS. 



As showing what a small number of poultry- will do, when well cared for and 

 fed, the following from Mr. William Feeley, residing on the Gatineau Road near 

 Hull, P.Q., will be read with interest. 



NUMBER OF EGGS LAID BY 15 PLYMOUTH ROCK IIEXS. 



January 214 



Februar\- 14-1 



March.." 283 



April 280 



May 240 



June 211 one hen killed. 



July 197 



August 187 



September 130 



October 75 



Novembei 4 



Decembei 37 



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hens moulting. 



2.002 



Total cost of feed for the 3-ear $17.90. 



Four of the hens raised 39 chickens. The cost of the chicken's feed is included 

 in above amount. 



One of the pullets began to lay when five months and three days old. 



THE POULTRY SHOW AND POULTRY MEETING AT THE TORONTO INDUSTRLVL EXHIBITION. 



During the third week of September a visit was paid to the poultry exhibit, 

 one of the features of the Industrial Fair at Toronto. Advantage was taken of the 

 opportunity to attend a special meeting of the Ontario Poultiy Association. The 

 exhibition of poultry was very fine and well arranged in a building erected for the 

 purposes of the annual show of fowls. The building is constructed in the most 

 modern style, embracing all latest improvements as to lighting and arrangement of 

 coops. The fowls were exhibited in classes with large cards distinguishing each 

 breed, a method instructive to visitors and highly to be commended. The arrange- 

 ment by which food and water were always kept before the birds was a great 

 improvement on previous methods, as it prevented the birds from over eating or 

 drinking, as they are apt to do if neglected until verj' hungry or thirsty. By 

 another ingenious device the entry card was kept in good view but beyond reach of 

 the fowls to pick it to pieces. At the meeting of the Poultry Association, upon 

 invitation, a tew remarks were made explaining the methods in operation in the 

 poultry department of the Central Experimental Farm, and the efforts made to 

 instruct the farmers and enlist their interest in poultry, a department of their farms 

 which could be made a paying one by intelligent and systematic management. A 

 vote of thanks expressing the sympathy of ihe association in the good work being 

 done at the farm, was unanimously carried. 



