The Washington times., 1922-12-10


w and various other privileges once
w denied them, the general move
ment called emancipation" has not as
yet extended TO the female of other
species. Consequently, in the realm of
the barnyard. the rooster still enjoys the
exclusive prerogative Of Growing. But II
ATTY hen ever deserved the privilege Of
growing it is Lady Jewel Of Woodland,
Wash, worlds champion hen, who has
just broken all records by laying 335
eggs in one year-almost an egg a dayl
She was just thirty short of laying 365
eggs. Thus she can boast of laying an
egg day for . year, taking one months
vacation-a rest that no one would deny
such a competent and conscientious lady,
especially as she had taken no Sundays of
in her eleven months work. As matter
of. fact, she laid 1872 eggs in 1872 days, q
new record for continuity, and then eased
up bit.
For a long time the aim Of egg raisers
has been to develop an "egg-a-day hen"
When the drive 10 that end was started
it.seemed almost impossible Of attainment.
BUT gradually they are drawing nearer
and nearer their goal.
Lady Jewel has set the mark now st
S35 eggs In 385 days. This is IL better
than the last previous record Of 324 eggs
laid in the same length Of time by Lady
Dryden, Of Oregon, a year ago. II the
experts can continue to maintain this In
crease In the productivity Of these
feathered treasures, they will reach the
height Of their ambition-an egg-a-day
hen-in q couple Of years.
Ten years ago the idea Of making .
hen lay an egg a day would have been
considered utterly absurd. One hundred
eggs a year were thought quite satisfaet-
ory, although amateurish attempts were
made to increase the output. Farmers were
continually cropping around, experiment
ing, trying to increase their yield, vt
getting nowhere much. The frst man TO
leave his hen house open In the cold
Of Winter was believed crazy, ~ hens had
always been considered delicate, sensitive
creatures, and not able to Withstand the
rigor of exposure. II was proven, how
ever, that hens like fresh air In the
Winter, provided II 10 dry, and thrive on
it the same as most any creature.
Agricultural papers In those dsys were
filed with advertisements exploiting
methods Of feeding t,at would MAKE
Hens lay" but no practical start was
made along sensible lines 10 make hens
busy until the experts launched op ths Z
course Of scientific experimenting. But
The results since have been satisfAct ~
and rapid. And the aspirations Of these
experts are not only commendsble but ex.
trsmely interesting, for they assert that
when they have succeeded In getting an
right out trying to make them lay two .
day.
one knows, is the Spring. During that
time of the year she lays far more eggs
than at any other season. Il was only
logical, therefore, for he experts to try
to make hens life one long Spring day,
and this Is one Of the important factors
of.modern successful egg raising.
Lady Jewel is not the most beautiful
bird ever hatched, but the motto % the
expcrts is Handsome ID that handsome
laws" and while the Judges Of q poultry
show would probably turn the Lady down
"on points" nevertheless, she delivers the
goods and, what ID more, she does not
scrimp on her wares either, m nearly all
Of the eggs she lays are up TO standard
weight.
inc propensities cheat little. They lay
lots of eggs but they lay them under
sized and underveight. Not 80 with Lady
Jewel. She believes In giving full weight