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VOL. LXVII INDIANAPOLIS, FEB. 3, 1912. - frowasklmw ,, l'''i'/u«. 5 Profit in Early Laying Hens Forty Cents Eggs POl'I/TRY A BIG ASSET ON THE FARM. The Department of Agriculture says are not too high. It depends much on the care of the hens in the winter whether or not they will begin laying early in the sDring. During the months of January and February preparations should be made for the laying season. Most hens by the end of February are beginning to produce the maximum number of eggs. Do Better on Good Range. On the farm where there is plenty of range, hena get some other food than corn, which on most farms is their principal feed, but in small yards in towns they get nothing but what the owner gives them. In such a case much more depends upon the fancier than in the case where the fowls have free range. production. A great variety of food of a plain and nourishing kind Is the key note. Too much corn, as many poultrymen have experienced, causes disease, and in many cases poor vitality, which may not be noticed by the unobserving poultrymen, will be the direct result of over feeding of corn. This is true of other foods that are too concentrated or stimulating. A successful poultryman, one who * '0 if If (It <f (ft if it if if if * (f If If fit if it $ f If [f fit If- jf'if If if (f: f f- if If If' If if If if If if If If If If If If t fit If If if if '■ * if if if if A Prize Winning Single Comb Rhode Island Red Hen of the Carter Strain. 00 00 0'0 00 0 0 00 00 0 0 0 0 ' •■^•■.yv.-'^'iv^^ . 'ih'Wik'W-iir'^. mr^mcHteWmt^m^^^Wmrm? fe-'fe-'«i-''fe'«t'fe-,'yr'4s- r'^'fe'efe- ''S4r-'ter''fe''4t'fer''S4-'fer''yr'fe'4< r- mYmYVt •<WUr cts show that the hen products >>ar J |620'°00.000 a year. This January eKgs ao]d at forty cents en- and the Department figures lay, if they are .going to lay at all to pay enough to be profitable to their owners, but if they have been poorly wintered they cannot be expected to Balanced Ration. In all cases, especially the former, a balanced ration should be provided. This will encourage early spring egg gets eggs in winter and early spring, recommends the following for the best egg producing food in the early spring months.
Object Description
Title | Indiana farmer, 1912, v. 67, no. 05 (Feb. 3) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA6705 |
Date of Original | 1912 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or not-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Date Digitized | 2011-04-12 |
Digitization Information | Original scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
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VOL. LXVII
INDIANAPOLIS, FEB. 3, 1912.
- frowasklmw ,,
l'''i'/u«. 5
Profit in Early Laying Hens
Forty Cents Eggs
POl'I/TRY A BIG ASSET ON THE
FARM.
The Department of Agriculture says
are not too high.
It depends much on the care of the
hens in the winter whether or not they
will begin laying early in the sDring.
During the months of January and
February preparations should be made
for the laying season. Most hens by
the end of February are beginning to
produce the maximum number of
eggs.
Do Better on Good Range.
On the farm where there is plenty of
range, hena get some other food than
corn, which on most farms is their
principal feed, but in small yards in
towns they get nothing but what the
owner gives them. In such a case
much more depends upon the fancier
than in the case where the fowls have
free range.
production.
A great variety of food of a plain
and nourishing kind Is the key note.
Too much corn, as many poultrymen
have experienced, causes disease, and
in many cases poor vitality, which may
not be noticed by the unobserving
poultrymen, will be the direct result of
over feeding of corn. This is true of
other foods that are too concentrated
or stimulating.
A successful poultryman, one who
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if If
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