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CHICKS 



industry. At this age a Plymouth Rock would bring only 

 the price of an old fowl. Then, again, chicks started in 

 August and September do a great deal better than those 

 started in winter. The percentage of loss is less both in 

 eggs and chicks at this time than later, but , as before stated, 

 Plymouth Rocks hatched in August or September get hard 

 before prices are high. 



Light Brahmas for Early Hatching. 



Light Brahma eggs are therefore always used for the 

 August and September hatches. Even until the middle of 

 October this variety is hatched. After that Barred or 

 White Plymouth Rocks are hatched and those that are 

 hatched in December and Januaiy weigh as much in June 

 as the Light Brahmas that are a couple of months older. 

 The point is that a larger percentage of the early chicks are 

 raised than of the winter chicks. 



These raisers all testify that the fertility of Brahma 

 ess^ is very low after October first. They agree that the 

 vitality of a Brahma chick is much lower than the vitality 

 of :i Plymouth Rock in winter. So it seems that the Light 



The Nursery Bropdci llnuse un a Soft Roaster Establishir.oiU. 



