HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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when milk is high and weather the storm 

 when the price drops. It is not too late 

 for many to rebuild before another storm, 

 similar to last year's, strikes and wrecks 

 the entire structure. 



COCKEREL'S FUTURITY TEST 



A Simple Method of Breeding for Higher 

 Hgg Production 



The Cockerels' Futurity method of 

 breeding requires at least two breeding 

 pens, each pen containing a single male. 

 For ease of designating these, let them be 

 called A and B. Several males in a pen 

 or even two full brothers should not be 

 used as this would not be finding out 

 which individual males were proving 

 themselves to be breeders of good ofT- 

 spring. About 10 or 12 females should be 

 used in each pen. While pullets may be 

 used, it is better to use hens as more can 

 be known about them. The male birds 

 should be the best you have. 



The eggs saved from pens A and B 

 should be marked "A" and "B" before 

 placing in the incubator. A-eggs must 

 be placed in a machine separate from B- 

 eggs, or if the same machine, so ari'anged 

 that A-chicks will not mi.x with B-chicks. 



At hatching time the A-chicks should 

 I'eceive a toe punch in the outside web of 

 the right foot and B-chicks a toe punch 

 in the inside web of the right foot. Make 

 sure that a clean hole is made with no 

 loo.se pieces of skin left dangling. For 

 such work only four of the punches are 

 accurate, namely, a single punch in each 

 of the four different webs. To use two or 

 more punches on a single chick invites 

 errors because the filling of any single 

 punch causes a resulting false identifica- 

 tion mark. 



The most important step in the cockerel 

 futurity method of breeding is the test of 

 the pullets, for their record is the measure 

 applied to their sires as breeders. There- 

 fore, test pens must be provided for the 

 A and B-pullets. These pens should pro- 

 vide quarters identical with each other in 

 order that both sets of the pullets may be 

 given an equal chance to make good. Pens 

 too, that are similar to those used for the 

 general run of pullets is desirable in order 

 that a second check may be made upon 

 the special breeders in comparison with 

 results obtained from the general pullets. 

 Of course, identical rations and care 

 should be given all lots of birds to be 

 compared. In this plan no trap nests are 

 necessary, for the simple pen record of 

 eggs laid will tell the story. 



In judging the two males, the A and B- 

 pullets should first be studied and com- 

 l)ared when they are housed. If the pul- 

 lets from one male are larger and matuie 

 earlier, it is score one for him. If, as 

 would be likely, these same pullets start 

 laying earlier, continue to lay more and 

 larger eggs during the winter, but little 

 doubt will be left as to which has proven 

 Continui-d nn page 12. column 1 I 



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After all a fine herd of Cows well managed, well bred and 

 well fed represents the highest point in modern agriculture. 



These students are learning by actual tests and not by 

 guess, the difference between a profitable cow and a boarder. 



In other classes they are learning other exact ways of 

 carrying on the diflicult art of jn-ofitable farming. 



Smith's Agricultural School 



Northampton, Mass. 



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