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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



7-8 EDWARD VII., A. 1908 



Table V.— House No. 1. pm C: warm. Record of 12 Wliite Leghorn pullets hatched 

 in May, 190;>. From November 1, 1905 to November 1, 1906. 



The inmates of this pen made a better showing than any variety kept in the 

 warmed houses. 



• The eggs from hens marked with a star were not used for breedng purposes. 



Rations and Manner of Feeding them: 



Wliole grain, J wheat, ^ loats; thrown every morning and evening in litter on 

 the floor. 



Mash. — Four parts shorts; 4 parts ground oats; 3 parts ground barley. Occas- 

 ionally clover hay was mixed in mash during winter. The mash was given at noon 

 every three days. 



Cut green bone, every 3 days at noon when mash or green -food was not given. 



Green food, every 3 days. 



Other essentials in supply. 



Quantity of food used. — Whole grain, 517 lbs. ; ground grains, 129 lbs. ; cut bone, 

 35J lbs.; roots, 48 lbs.; grit, 18 lbs.; oyster shells, 19 lbs. - 



GOOD AND BAD STRAIN. THE BENEFICIAL RESULTS OF SELECTION BY TRAP NESTS. 



Table VI. — Individual Eecords shown by trap nests of 5 White Leghorn pullets of 



good strain. Pen 19. House No. 2. 

 The following table shows satisfactory results from the use of trap nests and the 

 benefit of securing a good laying strain of fowls to build from. Two j^ears ago the 

 parent stock of the following pullets were selected by trap nest: — 

 FROM NOVEMBER 1, 190.5, TO NOVEMBER, 1906. 



