999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Can the poultryman depend upon getting good 

 prices for fancy stock of any of the popular breeds if he raises the 

 best and advertises it? 



ANSWER Yes. The demand for good birds is always greater 



QUESTION Should hens that finish the moult in September 

 begin to lay as early as November? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION How large is the largest poultry farm in the coun- 

 try? 



ANSWER The largest we know of is one at Southern, N. H., 

 containing 800 acres and stocked with 6,500 hens the year round. 



QUESTION When is the best time to dispose of capons? 

 ANSWER January, February and March. 



QUESTION What months are the highest prices secured for 

 broilers ? 



ANSWER From December to June. 



QUESTION Can broilers be dressed easier than by dry picking? 

 ANSWER Yes. Slit the skin along the back and both skin and 

 feathers can be removed in a moment. 



QUESTION Is there any book published giving special informa- 

 tion in regard to breeding for egg production? 



ANSWER Edgar Warren, Wolfboro, N. H., publishes a very 

 good book upon the subject entitled "200 eggs a year per hen." The 

 price is 50 cents. 



QUESTION Are -white fowls that show a brassy tinge on the 

 plumage any hardier or healthier than those that are pure white ? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Can broody hens be broken up by confining them 

 for two or three days without food or water? 



ANSWER No. This is one of the most cruel practices and it 

 should never be done. - 



QUESTION Is 15 eggs per month a good record for fowls in 

 winter ? 



ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION From how far west are eggs shipped that in the 

 New York market reports are termed "Western Eggs"? 

 ANSWER As far west as Iowa. 



