the first cost does not determine the value of the feed. The 

 true measure of value is the cost per dozen of the eggs pro- 

 duced. 



There is more money in chickens than ever, if they are 

 properly culled and properly fed. But there is less money in 

 them if they are not culled and not properly fed. After you 

 are through with her, the hen is now worth three or four 

 times as much for food as formerly. 



SLACKERS EAT UP PROFITS 



It pays to feed the bird that lays — not the slacker. Non- 

 layers eat up the proiits. Failure to weed them out may 

 make your flock an expense instead of a source of income. 

 The success of any flock, large or small, hinges upon getting 

 the most eggs at the smallest cost. The first step is to cull 

 your flock. Every bird that is not capable of producing 

 enough eggs to show a profit over the cost of its board must 

 go. Approximately forty per cent of the hens can be culled 

 without lowering the profitable egg yield. 



As a general rule, it is an easy matter to recognize the 

 characteristic features of a laying hen, which enables you, 

 whenever you are selecting birds for the table or market, to 

 eliminate the slackers from your flock. 



Fundamental laws govern all forms of animal life includ- 

 ing poultry. By looking at certain lines, an experienced 

 dairyman can pick out the heaviest milkers in the herd, and 

 an expert feeder can pick out a good steer for fattening pur- 

 poses. Judging poultry is a little more difficult, because the 

 feathers conceal the lines of the body. 



There are some general features of the good egg laying 

 type which may be determined at a glance, such as scarlet 

 comb and wattles when laying, brilliant eyes, feet and legs 

 well balanced at the end of the laying year, crop full and dis- 

 tended at night, and toe nails usually short and worn off. 

 By the following tests you can systematically eliminate 

 slackers from your flock and build up your profits. 



Examine the birds of your flock early in the morning, be- 

 fore they leave the roosts. By feeling the egg inside the 

 bird's body you can determine whether she will lay that day. 

 Repeat this test three or four mornings, and the majority 

 of your best layers will be discovered. 



Also keep a record of your death rate and everything else 

 pertaining to profit and loss. In order to get an accurate 



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