48 POULTRY SECRETS REVEALED. 



name the breed, variety, strain and sex, also the score, and the judge 

 who rated them, with the price of each. He will have but little 

 difficulty in disposing of such birds; and while he will not obtain 

 any such prices as a great breeder gets for stock of the same grade, 

 yet his expenses, being so much less, will leave him^ a handsome 

 profit. 



The beginner will do well to continue hatching through the sum- 

 mer. After May first the demand for eggs drops off and the trade is 

 practically dead by the first of June. But there is always a demand 

 for stock. And while the chicks hatched in mid-summer may not 

 do as well as those turned out in April and May, yet they will pay far 

 better than it would to sell eggs for market. Pullets of many varieties 

 hatched as late as September first will be laying in March. And while 

 their eggs should not be used for breeding they will bring very good 

 prices for househould use. 



The secret of getting young stock up in weight quickly is found 

 partly in feeding and partly in care. 



One should remember that growing chicks tire of the same food 

 ' y after day. Give them a variety. Today boil up small potatoes 

 and see how they will scamper for them. Tomorrow give them 

 boiled potatoes chopped up and mixed with bran. The next day give 

 them some Growing Food dampened with sour milk. And so on. 

 Mixed in thus with their regular food the youngsters will relish these 

 extras and will thrive amazingly. 



In caring for the youngsters one must combat two ends — ^lice and 

 overcrowding. The former may be kept in check by a never ending 

 fight. Overcrowding of course results from hatching more chicks 

 than one can accommodate. What would be roomy quarters for a 

 hundred week-old chicks will be crowded quarters for a half-dozen 

 adults. When the chicks are weaned no more than twenty-five should 

 be kept together. Make this a positive rule, and live up to it. 



