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end of the year that is 

 ragged in plumage and 

 wrinkled in face in 

 other words, one that 

 shows the effect of hard 

 work is more often the 

 one that has been doing 

 the laying. The hen 

 that looks best at the 

 end of the year, in the 

 fall, is not usually the 

 one that should be kept 

 for breeding. 



Hen Temperament. 

 The poultryman who is 

 a close observer will 



A GOOD LAYER FROM POOR LAYING 

 STOCK 



Laid 223 eggs. Dam laid 142; dam's 

 dam, 74; sire's dam, 20. (Oregon Sta- 

 tion.) 



D33 laid 67 eggs a good poser but D7 laid 7 eggs good looker but poor 



poor actor. layer. 



POOR LAYERS FROM GOOD LAYING STOCK. (Oregon Station.) 



