22 MAKING POULTRY PAY 



Do not overcrowd. In my own rooms which are 

 thirteen feet square I can get more eggs in the winter 

 from fifteen hens than I can from forty and save more 

 than half the expense for feed. I keep no cockerels- 

 among my laying hens, where eggs are sold for con- 

 sumption, but keep one in a room of thoroughbreds- 

 whose eggs are wanted for incubation. 



I want no hens older than two years and I want 

 llets hatched in March and April, so they will com- 

 mence laying in the fall. I want no stock that when 

 well fed and cared for is not in condition to lay eggs- 

 in the winter. To further widen the margin of profit 

 I try to market my eggs where I can get above market 

 quotations for them, and I certainly cannot afford to- 

 sell eggs at the country stores when I have fine stock. 



Keep the breed of hens that lay the kind of eggs- 

 your market demands and grade as to size and color, 

 then pack clean, strictly fresh eggs and ship them to a 

 reliable grocer or commission dealer, and you can soon 

 establish a trade for fancy eggs at fancy prices. — 

 [W. H. Jenkins, Delaware County, N. Y. 



English Laying Competition — Every year there 

 are two poultry clubs in England which hold open lay- 

 ing competitions. Four pullets of the present year's 

 hatch are penned for a period of sixteen weeks begin- 

 ning October i6 and ending February 4. These are 

 placed under the management and control of one man, 

 who does all the feeding, etc. The reports of a recent 

 contest by the Utility poultry club and the Burnley 

 society are here given : 



UTILITY POULTRY CLUB LAYING COMPETITION 



