The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-29

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purpose fowls, have specialists; then
the breeding and feeding problems are
more easily solved.
For egg production, select breeds
from the Mediterranean class, and for
broilers choose an American or Asatic
variety. An American or Asiatic fowl
/ may lay as many eggs as the lighter
breeds but when results are totalei the
economy Of production is usually in
favor of the smaller hen, because her
cost of maintenance is less.
To have a flock of good laying hens,
special attention must be given to their
selection. If possible, get pullets from
) breeders who are reliable and are known
to have good birds.
Ordinary fowls may do until the flock
can be replaced by others from breed
ing flock which has been selected with
special care.
The inexperienced poultryman will
find that breeders recognize that lay
ing hen has particular type and form
closely correlated with egg production.
laying hen is not fat. She has a
red comb, clear eye and hearty ap-
petite. In form she has long body,
wide in the breast for large craw, fiat
and wide in the back and is not heavy
in the region of the fluff.
The male bird for the breeding flock
should not be anything but the best
a knowledge of the laws of breeding
t will help the beginner to understand
why good prices are asked and received
for superior stock.
After the buildings are built and the
fowls put in the yard, real work begins.
l. Care must be given to the feeding SO
that the hens will not get overly fat
and cease laying.
Vermin and disease must be kept of
the fowls. Water, grit and shell form
ing materials are needed Records
: should be kept so that the poor laying
hens can be removed from the flock.
Trap nests are valuable for such work.
Many who were at the recent poultry
S show remember the model presented by
J, the College of Hawaii.
To handle successfully the present
: opportunity to poultrymen, the recent
d poultry show was decided help. There
/ breeders brought together the result OF
t their best efforts, which were, indeed
h highly commendable. The fowls ex
hibited showed high quality and gave
c evidence that some masters in the ar
y of breeding and conditioning stock hat
a been at work. Their work fully demon
t strated the fact that they were clos
: students of superior fowls and tn
Il Standard of Perfection, which, by tn
/. way, should be in the hands of every
= breeder.
Poultry culture is vocation which
f gives ample opportunity for the deepest
/ study, unlimited play for the bes
/ talents and abundant room for the mos
skillful practise. The poultryman OF
today, who is equipped with natura
r inclination for the calling, interested il
y the industry, trained in all the care ant
y management of the fowls, especial,
IS educated for the business and no
;. afraid to work hard with both brail
d and Drawn, is prepared to act witt
d intelligence and may become not onl,
a successful breeder of thoroughbred
a poultry and producer of high class poul
d try products, but also a public benefac
2 tor and an honor to his state and coun
a try.
{ College Course Desirable.
!, If, however, any young man would
a care to take a course in the college
: would advise him to take the Agricul
e tural Course adopted by the faculty
f last September at the opening of the
4 college year, The following is the pro
{ posed course:
First Year.
e LIST Semester
}. Advanced Algebra .............
Q geometry ...................
n English ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
d Rhetoricals Observation-Disclosures.
Il Botany ...,................
y German or French. ......,........
# Hours required ,........... Q
n 2nd Semester-