Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
R|C|D. FLOCK CULL|NC
NOW PATRIOTIC DUTY
High Cost OF Feed Makes II Good
Business for Poultrymcn to
Eliminate SlaCkcrs.
SHAPE INDICATES GREAT vlGOH
Best Known Method for Selecting
IcullctS Likely to Become Best lay
crs-Sizc. Alcrtncss, Head Points
and Capacity to BE Considered.
~ NJ. L.. CHAPMAN.
Judge, Breeder and Writer.

= Never in the history OF poultry keep.
ing has the necessity of riEidly CullinG
tho focks been more imperative. II is
- not only a business proposition. but a
- patriotic duty that all feed hc con.
., served. Any poultryman VIII" maintains
= flock OF fowls which does not make
the most OF its feed is adding n burden
10 himself, and burden TO the cause
for which Nc arc fihhtinE. Edison says.
Each man must work little harder
- and produce a little more 10 make w
Cor those that are gone" This advice
should be applied to the poultry flock.
100.
r We must get rid OF tho "slackcrs"
end by doing we are not only cut
ifnE down the consumption of grain
I;iri- releasing labor for more produc-
tive employment hut we arc helping To
swell tho meat surr1y which is hccom-
Z. ing seriously low. severe cullins will
not work any hardship on the poultry
sleeper It Viii increase his profits amr
improve his nocks. rullinE will per-
mancm,ly remove the "s,ackcrs" from
- the breeding nockS. SO that future gen
- erations will lie more productive. /.
:, few hens. well selected. arc the mos
Z profitable.
Need for Constitutional Visor.
The selection of puilcts for layers dc.
s, Ponds upon their vitality and viSor If
rihey lack these qualities they had bet
: ter he sent to the fat.cnine pens. Late
- hatchcd chicks which arc only partly
Z. grown have no place on the present
poultry plant. These pullcts will not
lay before spring. and then only in
dcsultory manner. They lack tho con-
= stitutional viror necessary for heavy
cEE production, and it must not he for
gotten that cGS production is Il heavy
drain upon tho constitutional viGor OF
=. the fowl. Besides. the pullct intended
Ia produce large numbers OF eggs must
be so constituted that 1t is able to cat
and assimilatc large quantities OF food,
Constitutional vigor cannot be meas
urcd. but 1t has a close relation 10 the
T shape of u fowl Fly shape is not meant
tlos" characteristics which scparat"
our birds into breeds and varieties. but
general conformation that is adapt
able TO pulcts Of any breed or variety.
Those nearest standard weight should
he selected. There are many reasons
My those that are diversified or under
sized should not be chosen. The for
n,r arc inclined 10 h" inactive and
monproduci!vc. Uudcrsiz,d birds should
l." rejected. as their tendency i down
ward ;" Tar as size is concerned
From q careful selection "a 20 size
and stamina ii is wcll to a.nin sc,cct
tn" ruilrtS frr ni> dual perfection.
From some "'ar1ron's tn" head OF :,
si,,cimcu is no; cor sidcrcG Very impor-
idG;, hut FROM other Viewpoints i, 10
extremely -" III" head is not only :.
Tine ind"N 40 IA. cen raj health of the
rn"cimru, hut II shows :lcvtn-Ss aud
general Nigor, which are 80 essential.
the head is Small ana rcincd> il
usually indicates i;,ck of vitality
O.. Reliable Ucnd Points.
The best specimens should possess a
medium -szc,' head. with short .,ubby
hoax. indicating. s;rcurlh The heal<
should -" fairly we'll curved y short
face short from the eye 40 tho nd Of
tho hoax. is hest. The face should hc
broad between the eyes. with comb 20,
7 fairly well upon the head and rather
= thick at the base. The eye should he
large, bright and snappy, ana should
protrudc like ball. The face should
have ch.t.,ttcr IN its appearance, with
plenty 1T -toior.
Tho neck Should not he TOO long. but
y ~, ~ short and we'll curved Thi; de-
r ,u'ca strength in Il fowl and the curry
n- noe, should Ice 50 sc; that /; brings
-le head wru back over Tho hrc.s,
,-f,.,r- mo n,,Il,., ,h;c,, r,
T T,. ran TIo v,rr. shnn,o y" S,n ar
.u",,,., ', '' w N""' :
"'' against INC
N""! rye "''N Sh""in be broad ana
!''r"lE"' nov ON! broad across tho