Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-09


Wedding out the imperfect specimens
should be continuously followed, as dis.
ease creeps in unawares and may under.
mine the entire flock
Mr. Hicks, author of the following
article, is recognized as one of the highest
poultry authorities in the country. His
advice is we'll worth noting.
The word "culling'' has come to mean
among poultry rasers, eliminating the
unfit To build up a profitable flock il
1t absolutely necessary that those that
are of poorer quality be disposed of be-
tore they have "eaten their heads off, -
They are often a loss to the flock, not
producing enough eggs to pay for their
keep, and are cause of disease.
Just when to Gull depends on the kind
of fowls kept. as well as the objects for
which poultry is raised. After the hatch
Ing season is over all males that are not
any longer needed for breeding purposes
should be Culled out and sold OF course
males that are of high quality should be
retained in the flock for a longer period
than those Of less merit. The hens should
also be culed overall the poorer ones
selected. and either marketed or eaten
at nome IL is important that this culllns
be done before break in prices oc-
ours on the markets. This breaS usually
occurs the last OF May FROM one to two
cents pound may he saved on every
olru solo oF cuIiingG before TINS date
oIteh IL pays 10 save cockerels out or
Iater HOOKS so as to get better prices
1or the early Matched ones. Yet If want
ed Tor exhlpltion' the early matches pay
10 Keep
FOWLS MUST EARN THEIR WAY
A saving in feed is made. too. bv dis
posing Of useless birds lust as soon as
they are not needed. Unless bird is
earning money, either as n breeder. nro-
ducing eggs pro0tablv. or growing into
money by increasing its own size. it
should be disnosed of as soon as NOS
sible Here is an often overlooked leak
that in many focks will turn loss into
profit
In culling Young chicks the cockarals
that show Off condition should he cullad
out as early as nossih,o ca ~ ~ oa+
good broiler nr,ces Sailing ot q ,,oisb.
Of II, pounds for souab bro,lers will nav
better than 70 hold tho cockera1s rr,l
thew are larger and got moro u.oi,h, h,,.
bringing q less rate nor mound oolv
tho very choicest cocperaIs .bo, r.,I w.
needed for hreoding tho co,,ins saaso,,
or that can ba sold for hreodars sho,id
he savad
The npIIets should ba s,vod avid ban.
until they are mora mature before cIoso
culilnr as thav do no, chow .o r,a,,,
defects and culI On hadlv &c .bo ,,,,lo.
earlier TN their growth
In cullinR either old mr. vouns birds
the nurnose for u.bicb tho broad,oe is
being done must he carefu,,v coreidarod
Anyone breeding noultrv for tho ,rrrosa
of exhibition ,vi, raad 10 ,oo,. 80 ,bo
exhibition noints of that n.rtio,,Ior .on,
Anyone breeding, for ,noo, rrod,o,io,, mil,
need 10 look IN tho devolonmar, 10 ,,,oot
properties: while ,be ono +h,t ,s braod
ing for eggs will rooa - oon.taan .ha
GRO TUNA ard Monte ~. ,,.,,,
n heavy eyg vie,d wiz o,or,,9.. 49,,
md raria V cbar,c,or,s,to. .a. ,..
in v,ew nv wrong hraaa ohar.o,.....,rs
are meant sucb no,nts as oon,, at.e..
from that required of tha hraad. ,oa. 80
different color. eesh dirfaro,,. oo,an
Variety no,nts moan difforor, oa,or,no,
In teathering from that required for tba
breed, like white feathers where black
should BE- etc NO breeder whether for
exhibition purposes or for market, wants
l'"I IN MS mock that looks Ike a
monsrel and those that nave not the
preed and variety characteristics are
monsrel In LOOKS ana spoil the appear
ance OF the flock
Inc one great and important feature
10 consider, no matter what the purpose
Tor which poultry is bred, is that of VI
talty' BY vitality Is meant robust
ness stamina ana potential energy Vi
tahtS is necessary for mems producing
esss IN large quantities because hen
must nave a good digestion and fair
hcuVity II she eats enough to manu-
1acture larger quantity OF eggs than
the average men To do this she must
De vital well-buiit' smooth-runnng'