NEW SYSTEMS Itf POUL.TRV FARMING. 



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sarily belong to any particular breed, and that the 

 secret of high egg production lies in breeding our 

 heaviest layers with males from hens having egg 

 records known to be high. 



As a matter of curious interest, I want to mention 

 a few "secrets" that I have extracted from some of 

 the books, journals, and other documents offered to 



YOUNG LEGHORNS ON RANGE; THEY WILL GROW UP 

 HARDY AND HEALTHY. 



me. One was " If a horse-shoe is placed in the bottom 

 of the nest, there will be a good hatch." Another, 

 'To increase egg production, place about a half dozen 

 China eggs in each nest. The hens seeing such a 

 large number of eggs, at once determine to increase 

 the pile, and accordingly add to it." Another, " Al- 

 ways set your hens in the full of the moon. It means 

 a big hatch." Another, "Hens won't begin to lay 

 until you mate them." Another, "You can tell the 

 sex of an egg by its shape, or rather the condition of 

 its shell." The writer of this says that he selected 



