THE LEGHORNS 



208 eggs per year. S. C. Buff Leghorn.— J .C. 

 Punderford. 



I have sonie individual hens that averaged 28 eggs 

 each for the months of March, April and May, but I 

 found that their eggs did not hatch as well as those that 

 laid less. — H. E. Humphrey. 



212 eggs, but could not get a fertile egg from this 

 bird, and am positive that the male bird was not at fault. 

 She laid a large, misshapen egg. — Robert D. Parmenter. 



S. Do you consider it advisable to use trap nests and 

 practice pedigree breeding, as a means of improving lay- 

 ing qualities? 



I do not consider it profitable to use the ^rap nests 

 and practice pedigree breeding on a large poultry farm. 

 Whether it is successful in any event, as a method of 

 improving laying qualities, I am not prepared to say, as 

 my experience in this line has been limited. It cannot 

 be used on a large scale without a good deal of time and 

 expense, and I have never seen any reports that show it 

 is profitable to use it on a large scale. However, there 

 may be some who breed only a small flock, that have 

 been able to improve their bird's laying qualities to some 

 extent. Those who breed only a few birds have a chance 

 to get the poor layers out of their flock by this method, 

 and therefore increase their profit. I notice in a report 

 from one Experiment Station that, after ten years of care- 

 ful work in this line, the average egg yield at the end of 

 the experiment, instead of increasing, has decreased 23 

 eggs per hen. In this case it is a losing proposition in 

 more ways than one. — N. V. Fogg. 



The trap nest is a fine thing, but it is not absolutely 

 necessary to breed a flock of the best layers. — W. W. 

 Kulp. 



I believe a commercial plant does not have the time 

 for this kind of work. — Robert Herman. 



1 think the trap nest is advisable, as well as the prac- 



FIKST PRlltCKRL- GRAND RAPID5 MICH- 1910. 



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FERRIS POULTRY FARM GRAND RAPIDS MICH- 



TYPICAL EKHIBITIOISSCWHITE LEGHORN PULLET 

 BREb AHfi OWMEb BY 



FERRIS POULTRY FARM GRAND RAPIDS MICH 



Leghorn male showing exceptionally good head points, the 

 comb being almost ideal in shape. The tail is well furnished 

 and carried at the required Standard angle. 



The pullet illustrated above is the winner of first prize 

 at the Michigan State Fair and at Grand Rapids, Mich 1910. 

 She combines in a rare degree, superior exhibition type with 

 the necessary utilitarian qualities. The length of body and 

 well spread tail carried at the proper angle are well por- 

 trayed in the above picture. 



tice for pedigree breeding, for by so doing one can always 

 Ijreed from the best laying birds. — Hufif Poultry Yards. 



Yes.— J. C. Punderford. 



The trap nest is a step in the right direction, but 

 cases are very rare where a 200 egg hen has reproduced 

 herself in her offspring. The 200 egg hen is yet a prodigy 

 like the extremely high record dairy cow. Feeding and 

 environment must accompany the trap nesting. — Hutchins 

 Brothers. 



Yes, by all means. — Harmon Bradshaw. 



I consider it a good plan to use trapnests, but at the 

 same time this pedigree breeding proves unsatisfactory, 

 as all prolific layers do not always produce good layers. 

 My method is to select strong, vigorous females that are 

 as near the Standard as to shape as I can select in my 

 judgment and mate them to a male that has good points 

 in all sections; and in most cases I will be satisfied with 

 the results. — H. E. Humphrey. 



Not with Leghorns if extra help is required to tend 

 them. — George A. Barrows. 



I most certainly do, though a high record bird will 

 not always breed birds of still better laying qualities. A 

 bird must have the power of transmission. — Robt. D. Par- 

 menter. 



Yes, indeed. — Harlo J. Fisk. 



We do not use them. — C. W. Sixt. 



No. — George B. Ferris. 



Yes.— L. S. Dayhoff. 



We believe that to build up a heavy laying strain, the 

 'trap nest system is the only reliable one, and we would 

 advise anyone not satisfied with their average flock 

 records, to install trap-nests and in this way find out 

 which are the best layers and which are the drones. After 



