The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-26
MORE PROFIT seen
IN CULLED FL0CKS
WAYNE CHART SHOWS
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN

If you have hens TO Gull, prepare to
Gull them now. Gull them before they
eat up the profits made by the hens
which will lay all fall and winter, or
will at least return a fair average IN
eggs for their cost and care.
To tell the truth, culling as rule IN
the handling of farm poultry focks, is
of rather recent origin. Trapnesters
and professional poultrymen have long
been in the habit of disposing of the
slackers. They did this in the inter
est of breed building, rather than for
| the saving of feed. 1t pays to breed
only from good layers, and to contin-
ually perpetuate from the best of
| each generation.
This explains outstanding egg rec
| ords and extra fancy prices for set
tings" of eggs, and for show birds
! that class as perfect, or nearly so, &C
| cording to variety and standards.
Now, the farmer if he will, can read
/ lily learn to Gull his own flock, after
which he can band the legs of the few
| birds he aims to use for roasts and
| potpies during the winter; or can save
| the bands by selling all the slackers,
!; right then.
Report on Wayne Cuttings
| The benefit of the culling record will
be shown by the reading of some home
| demonstrations by County Agent Do
Ian. A number of such records are
being printed in various states. and
! as farm papers show, with frequently
| surprising results
One of the requisites to a good rec
ord is that daily count of the eggs
laid be kept for the entire flock for
one week previous to the culling The
next essential is to pen up the slack
ers for one week after the culling, tc
note the number of eggs these may
lay, if any. The selected hens will
range abroad as usual and their eggs
also be recorded for the same week
i This gives you practical demonstra
ton of the saving in feed, by selling
the useless birds. In considering YOU
records due allowance must be made
for the season, and if the birds are
naturally coming to the end of theil
laying periods, or otherwise.
The Results Shown.
A few sample Wayne county record:
will suffice at this time, the culling:
described dating from Aug. rs Il
! Sept. 16 The first of these culling!
was held at Frank Branley's farm il
Boston township, where a flock of g.
hens was tested out
In the Branley flock were found fou
: No. / hens, 80 No. IS, and AZ culls
The number saved was a. Durinj
the week before culling a total of 8
eggs were gathered. The week fol
loSing culling the eggs found mum
bered So. Although AZ culls wer
: shut up these laid but six eggs in TIL
entire week. against So eggs for tn
I "a hens in the first two classes.
On Aug. 26 culling was pulled of
1 at the Roy Stauffer farm in Arlington
1 township, following that at the Brar
: ley place in the forenoon. There wer
e 129 hens in this flock, of which 81
2 ranked No. /; 81 No 2; and Sc No. {
. these comprising the Sc culls. Thi
left SO to be saved out of a total @
129 birds. Previous to the cullin
these 129 had poduced but IS egg!
y and after the culling 70 eggs were co
l. lected for the seven days. No egg
y were laid by the culls that week.
n The culling of the A. L.Baldwi
farm flock OF 125 hens, at Webste