Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-18

laying contests Ia poultry show one
Z ,c"rus The points iu which ono bird cx.
cells another from an exhibition stand
n"in'. hut tn" lessons learned in an
"Ee-layius contest arc "f a different
nature. These lessons deal with egg
production, housing. feeding etc
First Pallets ~ Lny.
som" breeders contend that the first
puli'fS t" lay make the best egg
producers I'm order to try this les,
TIA" bullets Ia each pen were taken
aS Il ii""h for in most cases they were
Tho Ssul" age
'rh" order in which ,hey began Law
lnS a''d th. number OF eggs produced
by each hon arc as follows: first tn lay
IL each pen averaged $50 eggs: second
l'"; third. l6.: fourth. lJ5: fifth. ISIS:
SIXTH iol: seventh. i6H: eighth 49,:
ninth. l;>; tenth l.n
u must bc borne III mind that the
Ten hens which were sent to the con-
test wcr" all selected from fiocils and
were supposed 10 be vcrv nu..I, ,l;l,.
ih "=s production. hui the frs, b.n
J" each pcm t" lay averaged 20 per
'Si't NOR" eggs in tn. year than IN,
l-si ono TO l:,v
'"h"rn"c Of Change Of tIimntc On Egg
Production.
Many questions have been asked I'm
regard 10 tho influence OF the chang.
OF climate on egg production and wh.,
erect rs produced ~ shippin. hens
from the North to the south. or from
IN" south I" the North
NJ 0rs' thought one would think
'hai he relation Of the hon to clmat"
""n'd ne the same as the relation OF 4,
pl"nt !" climate. For example, some
Claim that makes q difference lin
crops as 10 whether they get seed from
Tn" North or the South. and tina, To
ship h"uS either North or South wn,ild
nave HE sam" influence: but after Civ
"a .H.y.
mink -" should not compare the Two
Tor ihc reason thar the hen continue,
h'f El""th and development through
ON IN" entire Year, and her rcpro,iuc.
wv" powers arc no, limited To certain,
seh sons as with plants. We note tha;
S""a "rt fields are recorded im til.
North during any one season and
ah"ut the same records are made IN
IN" S"ulh At tn" Same time and hens
sem from "iti'r place to the expert.
meni station arc on about an equaI,,
in this rcspcc:
Rrcn>thnne Test.
IN "i""r t" lnd out the influence OF
crooked br"aStboncs on egg ,roduc
'i"' IN" sam" comparison was made
~ ulTidlrc the hens into three classes
follows: straight brcastboncS
Sf"hil\ crooked. and decidedly crook ii
H. q, bones
II was found that The hens win
'N'""Hr OF EGGS. ana considered at 100
r"r cont ihc hens with slightly
'f"":ch "rca stboncs laid q Pc cent .
aud til" "mos with decidedly crooked
'i"ns'b"nrs averaged 6S per cent.
The inimstrioUs Hens.
Whil" We have no definite data on
INC tim" each hen went to rnost or
cam" from tn" rnost. yet observations
~ certain h"ue lead us to believe that
INC best layer is tho hen which is busy
both carly and late. We are not sure
which expression is correct THE busy
Aen Is laying hen" or "rhc LAYING
hen i busy hon" but arc inclined
!" believe that there is some truth
80 both expressions. SO much 50 that
nclth"r EXPRESSION should be used TO
VA" exclusion Of the other.
i.OrntIon on the ROosts.
y number ~ obScrvat ions were made.
g." determine The location Of best hen
''"H' while ".I The roosi
The r"ostS were on Il level: tho roiut
." b." observed was to sec il the hirh .
''Ni"" hens selected amy certain plar"
:" r"nSt relative 10 The front or ha"l;
IniS series Of observations indicat. q
mat there vas no difference. for good
l'oms we're found on all parts "f III.
"""siS
Size or Comb.
'rncr" Is cvidcntly close relation
between Tic comb ana tho rcproduc-
''N" organs. FOR at the time ono y"
"'"rs the other develops Ru, tn"
S'|" az tho comb does not always prov.
"a lee good guide in the selection -
'%G urnduccTs, but nearly every g""d
lav"r has a comb OF good size. variety
considered
Many tests have been made by c"' .
"'rin" tho birds in each Den. select
~" two out Of ten having the larrr g.
"on'hs aud tho two having tho sman
""i combs. While the other six arc con.