298 FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



The essentials for poultry may be summed up as : 



(a) Dryness. 



(b) Sunlight. 



(c) Warmth. 



(d) Ventilation. 



(e) Room. 



(f) Sanitation. 



Divisions of the Poultry Yard. 



Poultry should be supplied with suitable forage crops ; there 

 should be different enclosures, each with different crops, such as 

 alfalfa, buckwheat, rape, timothy, junegrass, rye, oats, wheat, 

 each sowed at different times so that there may be green feed 

 summer and fall. 



Yards or fields with small lots should be located on different 

 sides of the poultry buildings. 



Poultry Questions. 



1. Give three reasons why we should keep pure bred poultry stock. 



2. Give three reasons why eggs should be kept clean. 



3. Why should eggs be kept in a cold place of uniform temperature? 



4. Why should we produce infertile eggs for the consumer? 



5. Show the advantages of co-operation in marketing eggs among 

 farmers who keep small flocks. 



6. Draw plans and explain the principles of a model up-to-date 

 poultry house. 



7. At what degree Fahr. will eggs hatch well and what is the length 

 of time required? Hen eggs? Duck eggs? Turkey eggs? 



8. Will 110 degrees Fahr. destroy the eggs? 



9. Why should the eggs in the incubator be cooled and turned 

 every day? 



10. Does a hen turn and cool her eggs while hatching? 



11. How many days after the eggs are placed in the incubator can 

 we detect the fertile and infertile eggs? 



12. Why does the young bird in growing require food containing 

 more phosphorus than a mature fowl? 



13. Why do growing chicks require more feed in proportion to their 

 size than growing calves? 



14. How old must each of the following be to double its weight: a 

 colt, a dog, a pig, a chick? 



