. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. l66 POULTRY BOOK. nothing more or less than catchpenny schemes. What I have given in this chapter are what I believe to be the worthy ones, which teach us lessons worth heeding. These latter-day thoughts and practises show decided improvements. What is most surprising to both Harriet and me is the size of flocks that seems to be the rule. During the past two years we visited a number of large poultry farms besides those we have mentioned, and in each and every case we saw large families—ranging from 50 to 1,500 laying hens or pullets in one common flock
. Biggle poultry book;. Poultry. l66 POULTRY BOOK. nothing more or less than catchpenny schemes. What I have given in this chapter are what I believe to be the worthy ones, which teach us lessons worth heeding. These latter-day thoughts and practises show decided improvements. What is most surprising to both Harriet and me is the size of flocks that seems to be the rule. During the past two years we visited a number of large poultry farms besides those we have mentioned, and in each and every case we saw large families—ranging from 50 to 1,500 laying hens or pullets in one common flock. But we have learned that these exceptionally large flocks are practical only with the Mediterranean Class, and not with the heavier bringing in the eggs on a great p:gg farm. On the large farm of W. R. Curtiss & Co., in New York State, the laying hens are quartered on range in flocks of 1,500 to 2,000 each. There are two rows. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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