Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . ing during the fifth week and haonly three birds laying at the end ithe 8th week with a total producticof 27 eggs. Pen No. 17 did not stauntil the 10th week, thereby handicaping themselves by over two monthand that the two months when pric^v/ere high. The birds in this p<were in condition when they arriveat the contest and after they receiv«their growth have done exceptionalwell. How much better would it habeen if they had received their growbefore entering the contest! It must not be forgotten that dvelopment in birds does not mean prduction, but
Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . ing during the fifth week and haonly three birds laying at the end ithe 8th week with a total producticof 27 eggs. Pen No. 17 did not stauntil the 10th week, thereby handicaping themselves by over two monthand that the two months when pric^v/ere high. The birds in this p<were in condition when they arriveat the contest and after they receiv«their growth have done exceptionalwell. How much better would it habeen if they had received their growbefore entering the contest! It must not be forgotten that dvelopment in birds does not mean prduction, but if birds are bred for efproduction the bird that is fully dveloped has a decided advantage ovher immature sister. Birds intended for a laying coniptition should be in condition to lay juafter they have reached the conteneither brfore nor weeks after. FEED RIGHT LAYING hens must have food richprotein and carbohydrates, the egmaking food. You cant make heilay on wrong feed, improper care arhousing. Farmers Magazine 47 THE SAGE ANDTHE CLOWN. GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Are caterpillars good to eat? ask-d little Tommy at the dinner table. No, said his father; what makesvou ask a question like that while weare eating? You had one on your lettuce, butits gone now, replied Tommy.—Exchange. BRAVE Jenkins and his best girl were motor-ng a considerable distance to see oneof the last-round cup ties, and the rhar-in of time was very about twelve miles to go, heDade defiance to all police traps, and,urning to the girl of his heart, ex-;!aimed:—Were going at fifty milesill hour. Are you brave, dear? The girl, as ^he swallowed a quantity)f dust, replied, with emotion: Yes,lear; Im full of grit!—London Tit-its. NOT SO SOON Everything was in readiness. Theroom, best inan, and the ministervere gathered in the vesi-ry. The org-inist started to play and the parson,noved toward the door. Wait a minute, sir, said the ner-ous groom. Is it the right or leftland the ring goes on? The lef
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