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doubt as to the (|iuilitv of your purchased feeds, send samples 

 to the experiment station for examination. 



Mr. RoHKHT T. BouiiN (of Templeton). I fed Midland 

 Poultry Feed Nos. i, 2, H and 4, and followed instructions 

 as carefully as possible. I never met such disastrous results 

 with chicks before. They did not grow, did not feather at 

 all well, were the guy of the section in that respect ; did not 

 lav until two and one-half months later than ever before, 

 relativelj^ ; and, lastly, out of 75 that I had put into small 

 pens for ten to fourteen days' fattening period, not one came 

 out fit to kill, and I could not sell them. They would not 

 eat well, but would leave it, and dig and eat potatoes from a 

 neighbors field. I never took such nice care of them, and 

 never had such poor results. I lost very heavily by my 

 experiment. 



Question. You spoke of raising one special breed. 

 Could you give the names of three -or four breeds that would 

 be safe, or either one of which would be safe, for a farmer to 

 start with ? 



Professor Brigham. I would not hesitate to start with 

 White Ph^mouth Rocks, White Wyandottes, Rhode Island 

 Reds, or, if you have a market for white eggs, White Leg- 

 horns. These have been the breeds farmers have mostly 

 started with, but vou can test three or four breeds, and see 

 which fits your conditions best. 



In the matter of feeds there is a lesson for us which is 

 worth listening to. I do a})i)rove, where farmers have the 

 land, of raising grains for most of the poultry, and I Avould 

 go farther, and raise them for stock. I think the time is 

 coming when we can raise the grains cheaper than Ave can 

 buy them, and it does take ready money to pay grain bills. 



QuESTiox. How about sea or oyster shells during the 

 winter time for laying hens ? 



Professor Brigham. Both are all right, for they contain 

 carbonate of lime, which the hens can use in making shell. 

 They may also obtain the lime from cast-off {^^^ shells. 



Question. How long must we wait for a thoroughly ser- 

 viceable incubator, if we wait for the study of the growing 

 embryo ? 



