BULLETIN No. 216. 



POULTRY NOTES 1911-1913. 

 By Raymond Pkari,. 



The purpose oi this bulletin is twofold. Its first object is to 

 present descriptions of new methods of management, appHances, 

 etc., which have been put into operation on the Station poultry 

 plant, and found to be useful and practical for poultrymen in 

 general. In connection with the investigations in breeding, 

 which constitute the chief work of the Station with poultr}', 

 constant effort is made to discover better methods of managing 

 and caring for the birds at all stages of their life history. The 

 results of these practical studies and tests have no place in the 

 reports of the scientific work on breeding. Therefore they are 

 provided for in these Poultry Notes. 



The second purpose of this bulletin is to present in brief 

 abstract and in popular form the results of such technical 

 studies on poultry as have not been, and v/ill not be, published 

 in other bulletins from the Station. The original technical re- 

 ports are published in full in various scientific journals. They 

 are not available for distribution by the Station. 



The VaIvUE, Method of Preservation, and Economical Use 

 OF Hen Manure. 



One of the most valuable by-products of any live-stock 

 industry is the manure. Its proper care and use is one of the 

 distinguishing features of a successful stock farm. The high 

 nitrogen content of poultry droppings makes them in certain 

 respects the most valuable of farm manures. At the same time 

 this quality necessitates special treatment to preserve the nitro- 

 gen and utilize it economically. 



According to experiments carried on at this Station some 

 years ago* the night droppings average 30 pounds per hen 

 per year. 



*Woods C. D. and Bartlett, J. M. Ann. Rept. Me. Agr. Expt. Sta. 

 1903, pp. 199-204. 



