256 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 

 The following list shows the number of eggs set under hens and result in chickens : 



EG(iS SET AND CHICKENS HATCHED 



When Set. 



April 



II 



:May 



/ .. 

 20.. 

 20.. 



2. 



2!! 



3.. 



3.. 



3.. 



3.. 



4.. 



5.. 

 10.. 

 10.. 

 14.. 

 14.. 

 lit., 

 lit.. 

 1!).. 

 28.. 

 30.. 

 30.. 



Description of Eggs. 



6 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 7 

 6 



16 

 14 

 13 

 13 

 13 



B. P. Rocks, 7 W. P. Rocks 



W. Wyandotte (from A. G. Goodacre, N.S.). 



ir 11 II 



White Indian Games 



B. P. Rocks. 



Langshans . 



Buff Leghorns. 



Silver Laced Wyandottes 



Andahisians (from Guelph, Ont. 



II (from Rigaud, Que) 



Andalusians, 6 W. Minorca 



P. Rock — Brahma cross, 6 P. Rock — Lcglinni. 

 B. P. Rocks (from Guelph, Ont) 



B. Minorca (from Maxwell, Ont.) 

 W. P. Rocks (from Guelph. Ont. . 

 Andalusians m 



257 About 20 settings, average result about 58 per cent. 

 Hatched by incubators 



Total. 



When 

 Hatched. 



April 28. 

 May 11. 



IT 11. 



I. 23. 

 II 23. 

 II 24. 

 M 24. 

 I, 24. 

 t, 24. 

 „ 25. 

 „ 26. 

 .1 31. 

 31. 

 4 

 4. 

 9. 

 !). 

 9. 

 18. 

 20. 

 20. 



June 



No. of 

 Chicks. 



2 



11 



11 



10 



6 



10 

 7 

 8 

 8 

 & 

 11 

 8 

 8 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 



5 

 3 



4 

 9 



149 

 235 



384 



It will be noticed in the foregoing list that of twenty-six eggs from Grand Pre, 

 N.S., twenty-two chickens hatched. Such resvilts from eggs which had come so far 

 were highly satisfactory and were indisputable evidence of strong germs, the result 

 of robust breeding stock. Some of the later and smaller hatches were due to eggs 

 more or less shaken up in transit or to clumsy sitters. The eggs from N^ova Scotia 

 were carefully and skilfully packed in a small box with egg compartments. Past 

 experience, in obtaining eggs from a distance, has shown that the principal factors 

 in obtaining satisfactory results are : 



1. — Eobust breeding stock, which give the strong germs. 



2. — Fresh eggs. 



3. — Careful selection and packing. 



4. — Careful handling en route. 



5. — Purchasing from experienced breeders.' 



On the part of the purchaser, care in hatching the eggs by natural or artificial 

 means is also necessary. The re>ponsibility does not altogether rest with the breeder 

 who sells the eggs. 



CARE AND GROWTH OF THE CHICKENS. 



As in former years th(> late April and ]\[ay hen-hatched chickens did the best. 

 Experience has proved that the farmer who uses the natural means will get best results 

 by having his c hickens out in the first two weeks of May. In a previous page it has 

 been shown where the wives of farmers have vised incubators and brooders with great 

 success in so doing. In the poultry department the chickens hatched by hens and 

 incubators made satisfactory progress. In the case of the hen-hatched chickens th& 



