The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
TRAP NEST IS GUIDE
TO ABILITY OF HENS
Makes 1t Easy 70 Find Out
Which Birds Are Worth
Keeping In Flock.
~ MICHAEL X. ROVER.

IN practical use for about twenty Years.
II In the only method by whicn the actual
layers can be known, and the only way 10
tell the color o. their eggs az well al,
the size ana shape. II enables Us 10 M
the hen that gives stIonc fertility. and
the one that gives poor II picks out the
winter layers Il arrests thc egg eater !.
II prevents broken eggs In the mes; .
II makes hens tame,
Il is moro profitable 70 have a dozcn
selected layers than double the number
of doubtful ones TIE labor IN attend
ing to traps should no, exceed ten min
utes for hfty nests providing they are
conveniently arranged
puilet tHat via lay 40 egTs from
Novemb,r g. June J IL "a Phenomenal
layer l2j eggs is very good laying and
no pullet should he retained for breeding
that VIII lay loss than 100 eggs IN -hat
period.
have known OF traps being used
thirty years ago, but x vas not unit.
the last twenty years that their value
has been Hcitnow edged a trap nest =
a device that allows the hen TO enter
readily but which does not permit, her
10 leave until released by the attendant
who makes u note OF the number on tho
band that + placed or her leg IN this
way the actual number OF eggs 20 ner
credit can he asc,rta!ned
] believe that bv sn examination Of
,r',,. .,,, ,,,n .ra 5,,, ,o A. ro,
pnoyv ROW GOOD ~ are T.f,hsr do
We know what class OF eggs they lay
Some hens las a dark br. Vn egg. some
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