The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-08
RESULTS IN EARLY WINTER.
A Breeder who Hasn't Found a VAL
liable secret-Prepotency


uable secret-I'repotency
have not been successful In getting
early winter eggs. During November
ana December average only two or
three eggs per month per hen. | try
to give Just as good care then as at
any time or year, although Il is not
always feasible 10 have a full supply
Df green food. My method OF feeding
Is the customary one-a mash OF bran
aud mlddlings with flsh scraps OF an.
imal meal In the morning, mixed with
hot water I'm cold weather. For a
month past wheat has made a large
part OF the grain ration simply because
Il Is cheap. | have got no better re-
suits than from feeding cracked corn.
Whole corn Ia now being fed at night.
Have good tight houses, yet | have
not found the secret OF large supply
Of eggs I'm the early winter. am I'm.
clined TO think that 90 a certain extent
the fowl is governed by It's original ma.
ture 20 lay little az this period while
molting or finishing feather growth.
Something might be accomplished in
the way of getting more eggs at this
season by proper selection OF breeding
fowls
In breeding l do not make it a point
to mate birds not near akin. | intend
20 select the best birds. regardless OF
relationship. do not think II desira-
BILE 20 regularly procure fresh blood.
IL Is desirable. however. 20 get fresh
blood n the animal secured is better
than the best one has In his own
dock, IL would be- better II the new
blood" could come from the same
strain as the one on 20 which II Is to
be bred
Does any one know OF any thorough.
~ successful breeder who has estab-
llshed high reputation for his stock
who regularly introduces new blood"
into his nocki OF far more impOr-
tance than the introduction OF new
blood" would IL be 20 discover in ones
dock an animal OF superior merit that
possesses the power OF transmitting its
good qualities aud then hold on 10 that
bird as long as Il is capable OF breed.
Ing, Look az the pedlgrees OF the pha-
nomenal trotting horses as one after
another they break the record" Near.
~ every one of these great trotters
has In Il some of the blood OF the old |
race horse Messenger, transmitted |
brought his great era ndson. Hambleto- |
nian. There are few more remarkable |
examples OF prepotency on record.
In poultry breeding We need 20 breed /
more from individuals aud less from |
Socks The trap nest and a careful /
following up of the hatches from eggs
u dineront individuals will help ns
prefer system Of somewhat close
'needing when the stock bred from
'ossesscs extra good qualities, because
'y this method combined. Of course.
,ith CAREFUL selection. We eau intensi.
y the Eooi qualities % our stock.
Ny most serious mistake was IN \
Vcdlpg nom some badly cOlOred fe-
iales one year when I was a very
oung heginner, thereby putting me
ack couple of years or 50 In the
antinuOus Improvement Of my stock.
one ~ The hest moves know Is that
6eeping aa accurate acCount Ia con
ection with my poultry keeplng. 80
Iai when ! get blue at Temporary had
turns ! cau see that on the whole. l
q coming out right aud when am
ing well l san try % DO better. w.
Bishop Ia YARN Poultry. i,