THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



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WALTER HOGAN'S SYSTEM. 



WALTER HOGAN, Deceased 

 The Originator of the Walter Hogan System. 



There are two ways of selection, described in this document. 



When hens are in flush of laying, selection by the pelvic bones alone 

 is the easier way; but when not in flush of laying, the pelvic bones 

 together with the abdomen will be found the most ready way. (See 

 Supplement, next page.) 



Please bear in mind that the hen with thin pelvic bones and large, 

 soft abdomen is the heavy egg-laying type. 



The hen with thick pelvic bones and large, fleshy, fatty abdomen 

 is the large beef type. 



The hen with medium-thick pelvic bones and large, medium-fleshy 

 and medium-fatty abdomen is the dual-purpose type, and can be made 

 to lay fairly well or made to produce flesh, it being a matter of how she 

 is fed. 



The hen with small abdomen is of small account, either as an egg 

 or as a meat proposition, as she lacks the abdominal capacity to digest 

 and assimilate food enough to sustain the every-day wear of her system 

 and at the same time to produce eggs or flesh in paying quantities. 



Everything related here applies to the male bird as well, only in a 

 lesser degree. 



The remarks in regard to pullets refer to mature pullets, as Leghorn 

 pullets are at five months old in the New England States. 



