999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 115 



QUESTION Is early laying an indication that a pullet will prove 

 a heavy layer through life ? 



ANSWER No, not always. 



QUESTION As a general rule are feathered legged fowls health- 

 ier than others ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION What is a parti-colored fowl ? 

 ANSWER All varieties having two or more colors of plumage 

 are termed parti-colored. 



QUESTION When the poultry runs have been used for a long 

 time and the earth becomes saturated with droppings and disease 

 germs, how can it be disinfected and purified. 



ANSWER Saturate it with a five per cent solution of carbolic 

 acid and apply a liberal coating of lime. After a few days plow or 

 spade it up and then level it. 



QUESTION Are dusty earth floors injurious to fowls when the 

 dust almost constantly fills the air? 



ANSWER Yes, the inhalation of irritating dust containing im- 

 purities oftentimes causes bronchitis. 



QUESTION Is it profitable to conduct a broiler plant and depend 

 upon buying eggs for hatching? 



ANSWER No ; the laying stock should be kept on the place. 



QUESTION Is it injurious to fowls to feed them medicinal foods 

 for the purpose of increasing the fertility of eggs ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION If the male bird in a pen of eight females is taken 

 out every other day, will the eggs be as fertile as though he was in 

 the pen constantly? 



ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION What are the Standard weights for Leghorns? 



ANSWER There are no Standard weights for Leghorns, but fe- 

 males should weigh four to five pounds and males five and one-half 

 to six and one-half pounds. 



QUESTION Is there any school where persons can go to learn 

 the poultry business ? 



ANSWER A short course of instruction is given by the Rhode 

 Island Agricultural College, Kingston, R. I. 



