GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



between the pelvic bones. Even after this 

 care we seldom risk keeping' them over two 

 years. In order to tell which are the two- 

 year-old hens, we place hog'-rings on the 

 left legs of the pullets one year, and on the 

 right legs of the pullets the next year. Then 

 we sell the hens in June and July after their 

 second winter. We like the hog-rings be- 

 cause they are easy to use and so cheap that 

 we don't have to botlier removing them 

 when we sell the hens. 

 North East, Md. 



BEEKEEPING, POULTRY- RAISING, AND GAR- 

 DENING 



BY C. H. GEBHARDT 



On Nov. 1, 1912, I housed 18 yearlings, 

 25 pullets, and three cockerels of the White 

 Wyandotte strain. After having tried many 

 other breeds I think that the Wyandottes 

 are the best all-around breed for every pur- 

 pose. I had White Leghorns once, and could 

 get a few dozen eggs more per year; but 

 for broilers they are of no use; and in the 

 fall, when one wants to sell the old hens, 

 their carcasses will bring hardly any thing, 

 while Wliite Wyandottes make the finest 

 broilers, and the old hens weigh from 7 to 

 8 lbs. They are good layers and good moth- 



PiG. 1. — C. H. Gebhardt, Lake Geneva, Wis., and 

 his White Wyandottes. 



ers, while Leghorns are non-sitters; and if 

 one wants to raise Leghorns he can not find 

 enough sitters, so he must keep a few of 

 some other breed for sitters or use incuba- 

 tors, which will not pay for a man with 

 small means. 



I feed my laying hens a mash composed 

 of equal parts of bran, corn meal, ground 

 oats, chopped alfalfa, and 1 lb. of beef 

 sciaps, keeping plenty of oyster-shells, 

 grits, charcoal, and fresh water before them 

 all the time. At noon I give them a few 

 handfuls of wheat in their litter to keep 

 them busy scratching. In the evening I feed 

 them equal part (my own mixture) of 

 wheat, cracked corn, and oats. 



Fig. 12. -Mr. Gt 



ipiajy, Lake Geneva, Wis. 



