The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

70 OeooA eho eDo-estln0 haoit.
Occasionally . hen Win acquire the
hsb1t q eating her own eggs. This
hoh1e = termed from two causes, both
q which ere the fault o. the owner.
~ coa b removed. Hens that lack
suGetoot GT1t win naturally turn 70
tho1P ems % the easiest way to get
Il Many Housewives throw out their
smshollo into the yard without nrst
cFO1ollng them This should Do
6ooAL for although hens are not over
so1oWoA With brains. II they see the
shou unbpokou. they will put two ana
I've toGoehor and figure that II the
empty shell b GOOD. the whole egg
0not - better. Sometimes. also. an
accident Win cause . hen to become
aA oeg-oater. such - broken egg
In the nest. which the hen eats tc
- 4 cut Of the way. These causes
q Q baA habit are very simple. but
The ro0edies are Just az simple.
one q these II to cut on the end
d q err and I'll II with red pepper
or 0ustarj. The hen will not notice
any difference in appearance on the
ouesile, but she will find the inside
cute 1i6ersnt
think this method would cure al
0ooe any hen. but friend Of mine
AoA q Cd fowl that ate all the eggs
So eoula get hold Of. He made up
oowo Dodicine - hot a. possible
40 lOlt e for her. Coming back ir
y D1oUto. he saw the hen eating the
DOpDoe - fast ~ she could. And
~ fS1onA sayp that this cured her.
ut - had 70 feed her pepper every
aoy a. che would have starved. !
don't believe him.
There n another method which is
very Smcient. Take q piece Of bur-
lap. cut . hole In the cerfer about
On inch square, and fasten the bur-
Lap 20 tho top Of the nestJbox so
that Il EGGS IN the middle with the
hole On inch or two above the hay
at the bottom Of the box. This makes
. fairly comfortable seat for the hen
aal when she has laid her egg and
Iooks around for II, she will not see
Il, foe Il has rolled out Of sight. A.
=. Leomis. in Country Life in Ameri-
60.
osaoloN Strains o. Aneona Poultry.
Ancona chickens are becoming pop
ulaS N the United States for egg
DsoAuction. Inquiry having been
naAe - 20 their origin and strains,
Consul Chapman Coleman of Rome,
Aoo learned that the breed OF the
Marches geographical designation
embracing the province and city Of
AAeona, ltaly--ii considered excel
Ioat, and the best in Italy, both as
producers Of eggs and Of meat. As
Foopocts EGGS, the breed Of Padua
- roUardod % the closest rival Of
that 6 the Marches: ~ regards meat.
that Ct Florence. The breed last
mentioned 10 considered to be the IN
est IN appearance-Daily Consular
a. Trade Reports.
Nsw OLD Should Hens % Kspt7
The age to which q hen may be
kept and still be profitable rs an egg
pgo1ueor = determined largely by the
bird. I have owned hens that we're
not more than two or three years
old that were by no means profitable
egy producers. while others we're
eoo0 layers ct three and four years
81 -. ] especially noticed . Brown
legHorn hen which laid eggs from
early spring till late fall. she was
four years old. She did not stop
laying more than q week at q time
AMI much Of the time she laid every
0ay. When considering the age Il
wAjeA . hen IL to be kept, the cost
Of RAISING . hen up to the time she
bO61ns 70 lay should be considered
TIE cost 10 distributed over as many
yeorS - the hen Is kept and It II
evident that with . hen kept three
years the frst cost will be only one
third Of the hen kept one year. Hens