. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... smelling storing place,(d Preferably non-fertilized, but this is not so strictly insisted on as in the case of summer eggs, for in winter thereis not the risk of germ development. Eggs in Both Seasons.—In order to have the desirableflavour at all seasons, eggs should come from cleanly-fed andkept hens. The fowls should not have access to decaying animalor vegetable matter This particularly applies to nests at all times should be clean, comfortable and freefrom lice. The la ges: eggs will be laid by hens, although pulletmay yield a
. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... smelling storing place,(d Preferably non-fertilized, but this is not so strictly insisted on as in the case of summer eggs, for in winter thereis not the risk of germ development. Eggs in Both Seasons.—In order to have the desirableflavour at all seasons, eggs should come from cleanly-fed andkept hens. The fowls should not have access to decaying animalor vegetable matter This particularly applies to nests at all times should be clean, comfortable and freefrom lice. The la ges: eggs will be laid by hens, although pulletmay yield a greater number. Whether laid by hens or pullets,the eggs, to be of large size and good quality, must come fromgenerously fed birds. Poultry of Best Quality.—To have chickens of the desirabletype and quality they require to be— (a) Of correct market type. This is brought about bybreeding from parent stock of like type. (b) They should be carefully housed and regularly fedfrom time of hatching until saleable age. 62 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FAUMS. DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 63 (c) They should not b3 expected to pick up all their ownliving. This practice is too common. Chickens so treatedor in any other way neglected are not likely to make goodmarket specimens, breeding stock or show birds. (d) Chickens, their coops and colony houses should bekept free from lice. Lice-infested chickens do not thrive. (e) A thriving chicken should be a hearty eater, an indus-trious forager, and a quick grower. The faithful observance of the foregoing conditions is likelyto be followed by the best results in the rearing of the betterclass of table poultry and the obtaining of reliable eggs. 64 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS EXPERIMENTAL STATION FOB PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CHARLOTTETOWN, Establishment. The Experimental Station for Prince Edward Island wasestablished in August, 1909. The farm was bought by theProvincial Government and leased to the Federal Departmentof Agriculture. Possession wa
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