SUCCESS IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS 
The produce man should get the poor 
layers and non-layers at once. 
‘‘One out of every twelve hens in the 
annual egg-laying contest at the Missouri 
State Poultry Experiment Station at 
Mountain Grove, Missouri, did not lay 
eggs enough to pay for her feed. Hens 
from thirty-seven States and eight for- 
eign countries were entered in the con- 
test, and the utmost care was used in the 
selection of the hens entered.’’ This 
gives a pretty fair indication of the num- 
ber of poor layers in the average flock of 
laying hens, and shows us that the prac- 
tice of breeding for egg production has 
not been practiced long enough to produce 
a well-established trait. 
Don’t keep any roosters with the flock 
after the breeding season is over. 
A litter of alfalfa or clover leaves is 
fine for them to scratch in. 
Scatter a little cracked grain in the 
litter for them to scratch after. 
Give close attention to details. 
No detail, however small, should be 
overlooked. 
Read this book carefully and well, and 
then read it again. 
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