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GRISDALE, B.Agr., Director EXHIBITION CIHCULAE No. li. nOJlIXIOX OF CANADA. DKPARTMEXT OF AGRK TLTrUK. EXPEKIMENTAl FAEMS. POULTRY DIVISION. F. C. ELFORD, Dominion Poultry Husbandman. THE FARM FLOCK. BY lorr. tra.l..; irnny fnrmor. luuo turm..l thi r tfnlf / , "'" """'""'' '"■"■"' "*' rro.-.lu.t off the i a>.sp-r,.,.,ly ,„,. wim,,. ,«, p.o.lu.tlon mI :i-; I'MVl-fllllv ^.-M if, ,1.1,. f„r..r,!lM.r,v ,.„„.ll,i„„. „,„, ,1,,..,. ,!,„„M 1 „,. I fl,o " '"""" "'" '"■ ■■'"""""'■ •^" ^''''" '""'-' ''-■ ■ '■ '.'iri II- Riven some share of the profits as an incentive, will, with a little Kuidance usually make iin ideal manager ami it will also help to interest them in farm work. The flock.-h is not advisable to keep hens of the Rock type after they are two vears old except in ca.es where individuals have proven to be o spec al va ue a, •3er l' le s are much easier to keep in laying condition, and usually w.ll pro- J ce more eggs than hens, so that it is advisable to raise enough early ch.cks each V ' r to renew at least half the tlock. As fifty per cent of the chunks raised w.ll be ekerels it mav readily be seen that allowing for eull.ng it w.l be necessary o ra.s ,re than twice the number of chicks, as pullets required. Cet the ch.cks hatched V n he sea..ou. as early -hicks mean well deveh.ped pullets ,n the fall, and well lu'vebLl .mllets. properly handle.1 n.ean winter eggs. It is the winter egg produc- t^„i that will to a large extent determine the profit on the season s work. Kbul to l-.rp.-Th^ question is frciuntly asked what is the best kind. The best kind for any individual, is the kiu.l best suited to his eondit.ons. but -^^^^';:;l U decided on, keep it pure so as to have uniformity in products. I nder special -on Pio. 2.— Bred to Iny Barred Rock Cock. A .,-...1 .vpo to ...ad ;. farm flock. Note the width acroM the bren-t and general ^ " ■ ' IndliMtlonB of vigour. ,li,i„n> where cgv- ».v tu bo tl bicf product, it may be advisable to keep one of the ihter bm.1. such as the Leghorns, but for ordinary farm use one of the general p'Sle- "reeds such a. the Kocks ..r Wyandottes will give the best results, as the> ,vlll giv.' gciod returns in both eggs antl market iioultry. <;.fi:,ut o ,s/,„'.-The best way to get a s.nrt depend- m the time of year. If in ,1... .;,riu.' either -Ly old chicks ,.r hat.l.iug egg. may be purchased r.ese shou d , ,..;.ure,l fr,uu a reliable br Ut. In purchasing, don't ask for exhibition quality il i, u ,iu-t utility stock that is required. So long as th.' sf.ck ,Vou g.t is from a ll i' It 1- pi-I Mnm.\ 7«l'M-r\ mill ■.-' .»■!• ^ 'lit ,.U nt'lnr-c vigor.uK bin'- ib.t am pmducer.. ,.f even size.l eggs, ,„.vcr nm.d al t . |i,„... ,„,i„|. tlKit rn nuMircl in exhibitinu specimens. If in the fall, get a pc. Imt lia« been used f"V early hatch. ■! pullrt-.. ..r a pen of young bcn> I .„li„,, |,„,ooMw the pu>t -r;w.M,. .\ vigorous early hatched cockrel is geueralh mo,, i. 'inb1e a- a brcodcr llr'i. ru 'MfT male. /,•,,, /,„„._To secure the best result- in feeding it is necessary to separate the |„ s from the pullets, as what wil, give good results with pullets will make the old l.,„s too fat There are uuiuv m..th,.ds of f.-'ding a.ul each iu.liv.dual ummI decide for hi.u-.lf iu-t wbnl plai, b.. will follow. The old fa-hio,ie,l method was to feed T I I I I FIG. •■!.— A Hry Mash Hopptr. r^rrilfrowil'l^^X^nrSi^uIr;;' "t."; "••'"«»'-,-«'« ■'-" -"ouKh an,, tl.o «.an.in« boar,, is It shoul,. be paced ,^^n shelf r8uf J , /h'-^S! "l" '^■•'P'^r''*- "'"rt "-"h. r to II,.. wMlh or helRht being scratchedlnto IL '"'n^lent hcRht above the floor to prevent the litter Irotn \ '■' ,iM of tlilM kill I linii« In tin- hi-n linii If thiv :iie taiitMi Hooii I'lioiiRh, a loupi l.i\H in 1 -,MV.. a lot of Miinnvanrp from " clii,'i<"rB." a xiat holloine,! i.iop will " l)rea|{ " them. moist I liisli, but of late iiwiii;^ to the liiuli |iiif<' of Inlmitr, poiiltrynipn, seeking for methods that would reduee cost of produetiou, have found that tlie dry footl system eives jrood results anil so have very larjfely adopted it. In this system the ground grains are mixed, just as they would be in mukiii^f the old style mash, but instead of wettinjr enouRh for each finxlintr, enoujrh of the mixture to last some time is plaecl in a hopper, where the hens ean have free aecess to it, or a hopper ean made with a hinfted, eover so, that it may be oi)encd or elo8ee(l, whieh should be thrown in a deep litter so as to keeji lilelll liu^v. Madflinij. — Xo matter how sueeessfully produetiou i< tnnuaired the profit will tu a trrciit extent depend on the marketing. The ideal method is where the producer <\:s M'll direct to the consumer; it' it i-; impossible on account of lucalicni to do ihi-. :iiin to market so as to luivi' as few middle men as pcw^jlile. If ynu arc ii'it «ilii;itcd close to a iioim] retail market, probably the co-operative cirg circle methud will he bc-t. Hut under any system, eare should be taken to market only liiuh class i>rodncts. If ynu ai'c -liippiujr to a circle -icnd iioflnn',' but strictly new laid ecrir-i of «o id size mid ci.loiir. If yiiu have any esrgs that are '^mnll or of uncertain age keep tlicin at lionc I'.r •Miliitig. as the niarketiuu of them will spoil your reputation inul the price ffO' \'Mn fj ns roaster^*. .\s «oon a^^ tlc> Ircnliuir «ca»on i- \-(>r lell off the old hens; tlicy will fill in n gap between the tun.' the broilers have tnii'^hed. and tin titi:e the ro;i«tcrs are rc'ady. They will bvltii; inucb better price-i tlinn if belli until the fall and they will not crnwd the market, at the time the roaster^ are beiuL' ^old, thus avoiding the glut and low prices usual at that time of the .venr. Publishtd by authority of Hr -. MARTIN BURR"LL. Mlrl-ter of AcjrhuHure, Ottawa. Ort.