NUTRITION FOE LAYERS 



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of the best layers is being kept at tlie Maine experi- 

 ment station with tlie aid of trap nests. From the 



Fig. 4 — A GOOD LAYER 



best hens will be raised both cockerels and pullets with 

 the aim of building a strain remarkable for heavy 



Fig. 5 — A POOR LAYER 



laying. Some of the poor hens might have Ijeen picked 

 out on sight as lazy and beefy in appearance, but in 



