That the work among producers is also appreciated is evidenced by the observations 

 of an egg circle secretary in one of the older settled portions of the Eastern Provinces: — 



"The forming of the Circle has, in my opinion, made the people more careful in the 

 quality of the article offered for sale. Cash sales meet with greater approval than trade 

 or barter. The circle is bound to grow. Our products are meeting with the warmest 

 commendation from the Central Association." 



The expansion of the Canadian egg trade along progressive lines is a matter of the 

 greatest economic importance to the whole country. It is not in the interest of Canadian 

 producers to compete on the British or any other of the world's markets with Russia, 

 Austria-Hungary, Rumania, Egypt, or other countries supplying eggs of only very 

 ordinary quality. If the poultry industry in Canada is to be a profitable undertaking, 

 it is evident that steps must be taken to place Canadian eggs on the British market in 

 such quantities and of such a high quality as will command the highest possible price. 



The war is affording Canada an exceptional opportunity, at a most opportune time, 

 to become permanently established on the British market. Every effort should be put 

 forth to take the greatest possible advantage of this opportunity. Each producer, 

 each produce man, each exporter in Canada has a duty to perform, and it is not only 

 necessary to produce more and better eggs this year than before, but also to take such 

 steps as may be necessary to insure that the quality of the eggs exported is such as will 

 provide a fitting advertisement for Canadian eggs when times of strenuous competition 

 again prevail. 



THE PROFIT-MAKING HEN 



The World's Best Layer — What is the world's egg-laying record? So far as we 

 have authentic records of yield the honour must go to Lady Englantine, a White Leghorn 

 hen owned by the Delaware Agricultural College. Shfe laid 314 eggs in 365 days. 



In the British Columbia egg-laying contest, the average number of eggs laid in the 

 year by 240 birds was 165. In the winning pen the average per bird was 223. When we 

 consider that the yield per hen on Canadian farms was only 46 (1911 census) a wide field 

 for practical poultry improvement opens up. It is obvious that like the average cow 

 the average hen is a poor and unprofitable producer. The principles that are being 

 applied in milk production must also be applied to egg production. The hen that 

 does not come up to the standard of profitable performance must be rigidly discarded. 

 Write to the Dominion or Provincial Poultryman for information as to "bred-to-lay" 

 poultry. Your time, chicken food, and eggs are all worth money. 



In 1911 the poultry and eggs sold off Canadian farms were worth between 

 $31,000,000 and $32,000,000. It is estimated that the egg production alone in Canada 

 for 1915 was worth $30,000,000. This is two and a half times the value of the whole 

 fruit crop of Canada, six times the value of all the sheep, and half the value of all the 

 cattle produced. — W. A. Brown. 



IMPROVING ONTARIO'S EGG PRODUCTION 



PROF. GRAHAM, O.A.C., Guelph. 



We chose Barred Rocks for our experimental work simply because our corres- 

 pondents in the last six years have demanded more Barred Rock stock than all other 

 breeds and varieties put together. The people had them before we started to improve 

 this breed, and they wanted more. It was easier to improve them with the aid of the 



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