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3. Immediately after the breeding season sell, confine, or kill such 

 male birds as you do not desire to retain as breeders. Those retained 

 should be confined to a yard or a place separate from the rest of the 

 flock. In other words, produce infertile eggs and try to get your 

 neighbors and fellow club members to do the same. The importance 

 of doing so can not be overestimated. 



4. A simple and at the same time convincing demonstration can 

 be carried on by grading eggs according to size, color and cleanliness. 

 Place aU white-shelled eggs in one carton, brown-shelled eggs in another, 

 and in the third carton place a mixture of white and brown-shelled 

 eggs, together with those that are large, small, and having dirty shells. 

 The comparison and contrast will be most marked. In addition to 

 this demonstration conduct one showing the method of packing eggs 

 for shipment, both in standard egg crates and for parcel post. Such 

 demonstrations should be held at poultry association or club meetings 

 or general farmers' meetings and will always create interest and atten- 

 tion. 



5. In order to determine the advisability of fattening broilers, 

 select about a dozen as nearly the same size as possible, and fatten six 

 of them, following the suggestions as given herein and feeding the fat- 

 tening ration as given under broilers. Continue feeding this ration 

 for a period of ten days or two weeks. In the meantime allow the other 

 six broilers to range as they have been accustomed. At the end of 

 two weeks weigh both lots of broilers and see which are in the better 

 condition, and which are heaviest. 



6. With a little practice the method of kUling and dry-picking 

 as given in this chapter can be easily carried on. A demonstration 

 showing the method of killing and dry-picking should be carried on at an 

 appropriate time in connection with a club or farmers' meeting. Should 

 there be a packing plant near-by, endeavor to secure one of their men 

 to carry on this demonstration. In all events endeavor to put into 

 practice this method when marketing fowls of your own. 



REFERENCES 



Fattening Poultry, U. S. Department of Agricultmre, Bureau of Animal 

 Industry Bulletin 140, by Alfred R. Lee. 



Marketing Eggs through the Creamery, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture Fanners' Bulletin 445, by Rob. R. Slocum. 



Commercial Fattening of Poultry, U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 Department Bulletin 21, by Alfred R. Lee. 



The Community Egg Circle, U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' 

 Bulletin 656, by C. E. Bassett and W. H. Kerr. 



Marketing Eggs by Parcel Post, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Farmers' Bulletin 830, by L. B. Flohr. 



