Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-22
LAYING EGGS.
[iIowa Homestead,

This is a business which, for want OF
some good substitute, has been left for
the hens to perform. Hens seem TO go
on untiisturbed by science in the bust
ness of furnishing eggs. provided they
are we'll managed and well fed. hen
will lay about so many eggs in a year.
tho some lay more than others. If let
alone they will lay the most of the in
the la tier part Of the winter, spring and
early summer. Then they Will take a.
rest TO mott and get a new dress. after
Which they are liable to lay a few more
They can be- so bred, selected and fed
that they will lay Q large proportion of
these eggs in the winter season, and If
they produce large number of eggs
in winter they can be counted on to take
a vacation and become broody when
other hens are laying for Matching pur-
poses a great many noultrynen who
sell eggs for Matching do not care to
have hens and pullets lay in winter. but
prefer to have them do their best in the
spring, when the demand is good for
eggs for Matching Don't understand US,
Ito say that all hens do this way for
some breeds have been SO bred that it is
their Inclination to lay eggs and not be-
come broody They lay from force Of
habit. and If well fed ard we'll housed
would just as soon lay in winter as in
summer
We have had great many INQUIRIES
from readers who wisn TO KNOW why
their hens do not lay. Iii one case all
the hens are from prize winning stock
and oug hit TO he laying eggs now If they;
are 10 keep UP the reputation Obtained
for them in the show taon@ They may
be purely bred aud VET badly bred for
isgg production Ii il, altogether proba-
Eple that they have been bred general lors
For sto@ purpose or;g to the negiect Of
lseverytiling eiae l'hi. nlas be true when
some other breed. OF possibly cross
il,reea, have been bred for eggs and tlf,
Inoshing but lay eggs. Fowls. Whether
+ pure bred or cross bred. bred thru sew
era genera ions he more The belter)
Fer egg -p,IeGuction wifi lay more sgs
/ thar Similar fowls not 50 bred, Iris. Is
/ Il piinN pie running thru all domestic
fowls ana farm animals and is univel-
sally ;ecognizef. II 8 possible tcsob,ain
1 such lesults3in pure bred fowls. bu. oreii-
tarily fsy are not - bred since they
ARE bred foi' show and other purposes
If bred for eggs It may have been arr
Ranged fes than 10 laS in tbs sprin :
when there is demand for eggs fpf
Matching ard then they are permit tied
to rest the remainder of the year if they
want 10. This 4 rot keering hem lip
4 10 their bsst wof as egg produceds arc
they can not be rssisd upon as egg pre-
Halieers 20 any a ppr eelable extent,
Egg production IS one Of the two Very
important PURPOSES for which hens are
kept. it ssSIery important that he pure
bred hen be bred for egg production
father than for show room purnoses ii
ssle = &c perform her best function as il
p!etitable farm fowl The inquiry IS b,s-
shining 10 b. made for egg-la VII. e
strains as vas a fess Years ago il
Icatslss u inquire for milk =; rains,of beet
catsle Whsn this matter has been Ga re-
fully managed for a few generations
4 With pure bred fowls there Viii he nlorc
\ inquiry for CROSS bred 10 as- Lei
the hssa lay eggs. Not only lei ther,
/ but eacouiag &c them to 90 50 al all lines
3oi tlle ear, and by ouch sacourag e'nenl
ard selection, egg LAYING strains can hs
4 produced, and no mistake.