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December .30, 1922 
Foh Ecgs*«®Meat 
U.R.Fishefs 
White Plymouth Rocks 
are the best 
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EGG-LAYING CONTEST 
Marvel Coal BurningHovers 
la answer to many questions about this egg- 
laying contest, tbe following facts are given: 
It is bold at Stum Postoffice in connection 
with the Connecticut Agricultural college. The 
contest begins November l There are 10 pul¬ 
lets in each pen. All tbe birds receive uniform 
treatment. The houses are all alike, and tbe 
feed Is the same for all. Tbe contest enntiunes 
for guo year. The weekly records cover the 
u u in her of eggs laid for each pen in the current 
week, and also the total number o( eggs laid 
since the first of last November. Tbe contest 
will end November 1, at which time these birds 
will he removed, and another set of pullets 
entered for ttie next year. 
Week ending December 5. 1922: 
Week Total 
HAKKKD BOOKS 
Purdue University, lna. 32 49 
W. H. B. Keut. N. V. 20 111 
Ontario Agricultural College, Ont .... 18 t.i 
Lewis Farms, K 1. 22 III 
.inlee F. Frarioais, L. 1 . 19 79 
Morris K. Bride, Conti. 25 121 
Cl. B. Treadwell. Mass... 38 U3 
Krniust W. Picker, N. ,1. 4 27 
Edgar Stoughton Conn. 24 91 
Merritt M.Clark.Conn... 21 at; 
K, C. Foreman. Mich... 22 79 
Keewaydin Farm. Conn. 12 ;tl 
Wingate Poultry Yard. Del . 17 39 
The Ferguson Farms. Tcnn. 19 37 
.lasper K. <Juj>till. Maine..... . 36 103 
II. K, Dennison Vloh. 17 40 
Warren D. McCann, Conn . 0 0 
W. .1, Areuholz, N.Y. 0 0 
WHITE HOCKS 
James F. Macdonald, Mass. 24 100 
William H. Bassett, Conn. 4 18 
S. Bradfovd Ailyn, Mass. 21 114 
Davidson Bros.. Mass. 38 131 
F. R. Pemher, K. 1. 3 0 
Albert T. Lenzen, Mass. 20 101 
Harold F. Harotr. Mass. . 20 45 
H. B, Spangler, N, J. 23 55 
WHITE WYANDOTTKS 
I, audy Anderson, England. 43 144 
Obed O. Knight. U. t. . 41 221 
Frank K Nash, Mass. 31 90 
Frank P Mattes in, K. I .. 45 204 
Hi-Quality Hennery, Vt. t; 22 
Clouiens J. Mieuianii, Colin. 24 lit) 
Woodbrldge Orchards, Conn. 30 1S2 
William E. Moran. Conn.. 36 138 
A Inert W. Buck bee. N. V . 30 ll )2 
F, b. Midland Ky. 23 61 
RHODE ISLAND BEDS 
Sunnyliidds Farm, Conn. 21 57 
H. P. Doming, Conn. 0 23 
e. p. suott. in. it 35 
Abbot M. Smith, Conn . II 28 
Fellows Bros.. Conn. 19 139 
E. Newton Scarlos, Conn. 13 134 
Miller Bros.. Conn. 4 33 
Glen Wright. Conn. 5 30 
John Z. Labelte. t'uun. 29 S9 
Jacob It. Jansen, Conn. 83 1'JJ 
F. S. Chapin, Mass. 13 114 
F. H. Sampson, Mass. 33 1 19 
Harriet t. Lawton, Mass... 38 172 
Charles L>. Pelree. R. 1. 15 61 
Fcrnsitle Farm, Mass. . 511 143 
Elbert C. Dickinson, Mass. 18 44 
Pinecrest Orchards. Mass.. 27 9t 
Alton Farm. Vt. 6 9 
1 Fa rin, N. H . 19 49 
U. M. Venter- Maine.. 38 120 
Deer Brnok Poultry Farm, N. H. 25 80 
Hall Farm. Vt. 44 148 
For..st H. Clleltncr. N. J. 31 98 
Charles 11. Lnno. Mass. 12 38 
WHITE J.KUUORNS 
Hoy tl. Waite. Md. 43 ' 212 
Small's Poultry Farm, Conn. 34 160 
Francis F. Lincoln, Conn. 28 71 
8 . U. McLean, Conn . 44 172 
Leo A. Grnuten, Conn. 32 101 
E. K. Scott, Conn . 24 138 
F. M. Johnson, Maine. 31 lad 
Hollywood Farm, Wash. 50 209 
A. B. Hall. Conn. 34 99 
W. E. Atkinson, Conn. 25 103 
Beck Egg Farm, N. J. 31 Ml 
Lion IliMiil Poultry Farm, N, .1. 29 118 
A. P. Robinson, N. Y. 30 I 114 
ilamesO. LoFovre, N. V... 31 99 
C. G. Iteauie, Pa. 26 87 
Pussy Willow Egg Farm, L. 1. 32 S3 
Jack Trovetltap, N. J. 25 s* 
Ernest Craze. N. J. II 87 
Acrebrldge Farm, Mass. . 43 ' 201 
Hilltop Farm. Conn. 32 172 
J. Frank Dtiliois, Vt. 49 161 
L. Oh r, Conn. 26 72 
George Phillips. Conn. .. 19 ;o 
Mountain View Poultry Farm, Vt. 32 80 
B. C. Dunn. Mass... 35 121 * 
Mrs. J. 1,. Tbeusen. Conn. 33 jsy 
Tnnglewold Faria, L. I.. 15 59 
White Springs Farm. N, V. 22 77 
Meadolvedge Farm, Ii. I... 35 182 
Emory H. Bartlett. Mass. 37 178 
Eigen much & Iln Winter, N. J. 9 is 
Rupp's Leghorn Farm, N. J. 40 143 
I). B, Wo IK Cal. 32 81 
M J. Quaekonbush, N. «1. 42 l.iu 
Francis J. Uogun. Mass. 42 129 
L. E. Ingoldshy, N. J. 411 1 u 
F.xmoor Farm, Pa .. . 24 59 
Willanna Farm, N. J. 32 1U5 
Edgar Stoughton, Conn . 7 24 
George B. Ferris, Mich. IS 121 
Total.. 2576 9944 
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Prevention of Flying 
How can I keep Leghorn pullets from 
living over a 0 -ft. fence inli> my neigh¬ 
bor's property? I have BOO. and have 
clipped all their wings, but to no avail; 
they si ill will go over the fence. I once 
read in Tiif, It. X.-Y. a way to prevent 
chickens from flying hy rutting a certain 
cord in their wing. Would you lei me 
know the way lo do it. and if it would he 
all right to experiment with mine? Most 
of them are ready to lay. s. s. 
Barnegat. X. J. 
Tbe article that you saw may be found 
on page 1U2D of the .November l issue of 
this paper. It seems to have escaped no¬ 
tice in the index for that week. The plan 
is to disable a fowl’s wing by cutting the 
cord that lies just boncalli the skin over 
the outer edge of the second joint. A 
very short section of the cord is re¬ 
moved to prevent the severed ends from 
agaiu becoming united. ,\ small, sharp 
blade, or a pair of scissors may be used 
for (lie operation, which, if quickly done 
with a sufficiently sharp instrument, 
should cause little pain, M. is. o. 
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Too Much Protein 
lbs. J oil meal, oil lbs,; beef scrap. TOO 
lbs.; Alfalfa. 123 lbs. This pen of 15 
White Leghorns dropped down in eggs 
from 40 a day to 18. Tlmy are in good 
health. I think I am too high in pro 
teiu. I am using for scratch grain 1(40 
lbs. cracked corn and 100 lbs. wheat. I 
am feeding L lb. to 10 liens per day of 
scratch grain; mash in hoppers all the 
time. E. o. n. 
Palmerton. Pa. 
Your ration contains an excess of pro¬ 
tein and would be improved by dropping 
the oiliueal and Alfalfa meal from it. 
Nutritive ratios in poultry feeding de¬ 
pend upon the relative amounts of whole 
grain and mash consumed, and are not 
as easily computed as they are in cattle 
feeding, where the dairy cow is given a 
Stated amount each day and consumes it 
all. Assuming that your hens are eating 
an equal amount of mash and whole 
grain, your ration would figure out prac¬ 
tically 1 lo <3.5, or one part of digestible 
protein to "iVi parts of digestible carbo¬ 
hydrates and fat. It is believed that one 
part of protein to from four to five parts 
of carbohydrates and fat is about the 
proper ration in poultry feeding. M, u, n. 
Hen's Small Egg 
We seem to have exhausted the “big 
egg” question. Since we printed a pic¬ 
ture of that monster laid by a Red hen 
in Xew Jersey, no one has tried to match 
it. It probably represents the record. 
Now we have what is probably tbe small¬ 
est egg. laid by a mature Plymouth Rock 
owned by .Mi s. R. A. Ramons of Virginia. 
This hen laid eggs of normal size until 
final y she took a day off and laid the 
egg here pictured. Then she came back 
and laid full-sized eggs once more. 
Trouble with Roup 
My birds are of varying ages; that is. 
March to .Tune, including White Leg¬ 
horn chicks bought in June. Could these 
outside Leghorns have caused the roup, 
while Up to two weeks ago they appeared 
healthy? Could the fact of the chickens 
having access tn a manure pile (chicken 
manure and kitchen refuse) have caused 
the disease? I believe the coops, etc., 
are sanitary, and as this is the first oa>e 
I have had in four years, I am puzzled. 
I am using permanganate of potash in 
drinking water, roup medicine and boric 
acid (wash). Would it be wise to breed 
from these birds, if cured? c. E. G. 
Roup is frequently brought into a 
healthy flock by purchased birds, but I do 
not think that June chicks that were ap¬ 
parently healthy when bought could be 
held responsible for an outbreak in Oc¬ 
tober. Older fowls that had once .suf¬ 
fered front the disease might easily carry 
the infection in a perhaps slight and un¬ 
noticed discharge from the affected parts. 
Access to n manure pile would uot give 
the disease, as it U caused by germs that 
are transmitted from one fowl lo sm¬ 
other, either directly or iudirectl.i. in 
the discharges. If fully recovered. I 
know of no reason why birds that had 
oftce had roup should not ho used in the 
breeding pen. but if the disease is at all 
severe, the vigor of the bird is impaired 
and its use as a breeder would probably 
Ire unwise. Quite possibly the fact of 
having been infected with the germs of 
roup is in itself an evidence of lack of 
vigor. 
Fall colds, if severe, sometimes resem¬ 
ble true roup, but they lack the offensive 
discharge and greater prostration char¬ 
acteristic of true roup. The difference in 
the evident severity of the two diseases 
should ordinarily distinguish them. 
m. n. D. 
Hers Fail to Roost 
I have just completed a new coop with 
droppings hoards and perches. The 
perches are set about G in. above the 
boards, and are 3^ in. wide, with 
rounded edges. Are fhej too narrow or 
loo wide, as most of the bens sleep on 
ilie droppings boards—old liens and pul¬ 
lets? The boards are cleaned every day 
and sanded. i. i. b. 
New 5 ork. 
Your perches are wider than generally 
used and possibly uncomfortable, A 2- 
iti. scantling, with the edges rounded, a 
2x4. is better, though some hens get the 
habit of sleeping upon the hoards be¬ 
neath the perches, no matter what is 
used. It would be better, also, if the 
perches could he considerably higher 
above the birds than they are. Straight 
round poles from the farm woodlot make 
good perches and save buying more ex¬ 
pensive lumber. M. B. D. 
Tut: number i>f fur farms in f’.auftdi 
in 1D2I was S2L They comprise 775 
fex farms, 12 mink, 10 raccoon, three 
marten, two skunk, three beaver, three 
muskrat ami four caracul sheep farms. 
The increase over 11)20 was 225. II, v 
provinces the fur farms were located as 
follows; Prince Fdwnrd Island. .'175; 
Nova Scotia. 108; Xew Brunswick. G4: 
Quebec, TOO; Ontario, 1 M ; Prairie Prov ¬ 
ince, 25; British Columbia and Yukon. 
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