LESSON XIX 



Caee and MaiSTAGEMENT 



Almost all poultry will sooner or later be used for food 

 purposes. Since this is the case, each fowl should be 

 properly fattened before being sold. In selecting chickens 

 for market, it is wise to choose those which will not prove 

 profitable for egg-laying or breeding purposes. A hen is 

 not profitable as an egg-producer after her second laying 

 season ; so all the old hens should be disposed of. Inasmuch 

 as weak fowls are likely to produce weak chicks, all those 

 that show indications of weakness should be selected for 

 market. Fov.df; with long, straight necks, straight beaks, 

 knock knees, and so forth, are not usxially profitable. 

 Accordingly, the sooner they are turned into cash, the bet- 

 ter. At the close of the hatching season all male birds 

 should be sold save those to be kept for the next year's breed- 

 ing season. There is a double advantage in selling them off, 

 since infertile eggs are better in quality and keep much 

 longer than fertile eggs. Any pullets having serious defects, 

 such as crooked backs or wry tails, should be disposed of. 



When the young birds that are to be sold weigh from one 

 to two pounds, they should be placed in a coop or small pen 

 and fed on cracked corn, wheat middlings, wheat bran, and 



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