KUTlilTlON FOR LAYERS 



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of the best layers is being kept at the Maine experi- 

 ment station with the aid of trap nests. From the 



-A GOOD LAYER 



best hens will be raised both cockerels and pullets with 

 the aim cf building a strain remarkable for heavy 



Fig. 5 A POOR LAYER 



laying. Some of the poor hens might have been picked 

 out on sight as lazy and beefy in appearance, but in 



