that she is not a laying hen and "by the way," this is a good 

 method of culling. Take her out and find what is the matter 

 with her. If she is sick, get her out of there. She may be 

 lousy, which a great many times is the case. A good mash 

 is wheat bran, 2 parts; shorts, 1 part; linseed meal, 1 part; 

 beef scrap, 1 part ; com meal, 1 part ; and alfalfa meal, 1 part. 

 Another good mash is 2 sacks of bran, 2 sacks rolled barley, 

 25 pounds fish meal, 8 pounds ground bone, 25 pounds feed 

 meal, 131/^ pounds soy bean meal, 10 ounces of salt. It may 

 be a little added work to see that the fowls have a full crop 

 at night, but such attention will yield its full reward in eggs. 

 It is very important to always bear in mind that the founda- 

 tion of any poultry flock is the well bred chick. There is 

 vastly more to the chicken business besides building fine 

 houses, throwing out the grain, and gathering the eggs. It 

 is a business that requires hard work and lots of patience 

 besides a little money to start with. 



To the many hundreds of poultry men and women who 

 have been kind to me in aiding me in my work, this book is 

 respectfully dedicated. Also due credit and acknowledgment 

 is given to our government in the agricultural department, 

 to other manufacturers of poultry products, also mill men, 

 and to our universities who are doing a great work in this 

 line. My own practical experience, careful study and re- 

 search work has also been a big factor in producing this 



book. 

 Pasadena, California, 1922. 



William Coultas De Lapp. 



EXPERIENCE NECESSARY 



It must be remembered that actual practical experience is 

 very necessary. Also that an ounce of experience is worth 

 one pound of theory. You can save considerable money, dis- 

 appointment, and much loss by knowing the causes of suc- 

 cess and failures in others. Profit by the experience of other 

 people as well as by your own. 



In entering the poultry business, the very essential thing 

 is a good foundation for your flock in the way of absolutely 

 good stock. Not altogether bred from a hen that will lay 

 300 eggs and better for a year, because it must be remem- 

 bered that a hen that will lay 330 to 350 eggs a year is about 



