REPOHT OF THE POULTRY ilAXAGER 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



311 



Ilosults of tlie foregoing- oxpcrimonts permit of tlic following dA?clactions: — • 



The pullets with one exception did not make as great gains as cockerels of the 

 same age. 



Old l:cns which are well fed require no further treatment to make them fit for 

 killing. 



The older the hen the more readily does she take on fat rather than flc^^-h. 



The cross-bred chickens, although fed on a more nutritive ration, did not make 

 as much weight a? pure-bred ones. 



The chickens which were loo.-c in their pens with limited run, made slightly 

 greater weight development, at cheaper cost, than those in crates. 



STOCK ox IIAXI). 



The following list will show the number, kind and disposition of the different 

 varieties in our poultry houses at the present date, December, 1004: — 



o 

 c 



Breed. 



IB. Ply. Rocks 



2 M 



liWh. u 



4 Buff Orpingtons. . . 



D'Wh. Leghorns 



f)S. G. Dorkinprs ... 

 7 1 Black Minorcas ... 

 8 Wh. Leghorns .... 



9jBuff Leghorns 



10 Ccck and cockerels. 



ll|Blk. Minorcas 



12 Buff Leghorns 



ISi'Black Havnburgs 



141 Rock and Wyandottes. 



l.j'Capons 



Ifij Black Hamburgs 



is's. S. M 



19: Wh. Leghorns 



20' S. S. Wyandottes 



21 Rock and Wyandottes. 



2L* Faverolles 



23iBlk. Minorcas 



S. G. Dorkings 



L Brahmas 



2rtlCrosses . . 



'>7 .. 



24 

 2.5 



28 Buff Orpingtons. . 

 29|Wh. Wyandottes. 



."OCrosses 



SllCockerels 



.S2 Pullets (late) 



.'!3 Late cockerels . . . . 

 .S4 B. Ply. Rocks.... 

 35 Wh. Wyandottes. 



Cock. 



Hens. 



Cockerels. 



12 



12 

 3 



10 

 12 



5 

 G 



12 

 1 

 1 



Pullets 



11 



7 

 3 



8 



3 



10 



10 



10 



24 

 24 



Remarks. 



1 S. .S. Ha'iiburg cock, 1 S. S. 

 Wyandotte cockerel, 2 Fave- 



' roiles. 



1 B. Ply. Rock and 1 Wh. Wy- 

 andotte. 



2 B. Ply. Rocks, 4 Wiite Plv. 



Rocks, 1 Wh. Wyandotte. 

 5 B Ply. Rocks. 7 crosses. 

 All kinds. 



