. Farmer and stockbreeder . pared to the old type Ihad thirty years ago. Cross them with an Anconacockerel and the pullets will give you eggs enough.(2) Buff Rocks or Rhode Island Reds would suityour situation and soil. In bleak spots they usuallydo better than Leghorns, but half-bred Leghorns byeither of, the above named cocks would give youhardy and more prolific fowls.—G. A. P. CHICKEN REARING (W. B. M.).—(1) Insuch weather as this they are better in a scratchingshed on an earth floor. They will do well in anopen-fronted cartshed, or in a sheltered corner ofa Dutch hay barn. But always upon
. Farmer and stockbreeder . pared to the old type Ihad thirty years ago. Cross them with an Anconacockerel and the pullets will give you eggs enough.(2) Buff Rocks or Rhode Island Reds would suityour situation and soil. In bleak spots they usuallydo better than Leghorns, but half-bred Leghorns byeither of, the above named cocks would give youhardy and more prolific fowls.—G. A. P. CHICKEN REARING (W. B. M.).—(1) Insuch weather as this they are better in a scratchingshed on an earth floor. They will do well in anopen-fronted cartshed, or in a sheltered corner ofa Dutch hay barn. But always upon soil. As soonas the land gets dry they will be better transferredto the turf in such a place as a sheltered orchard.(2) Cooked mangels are than raw ones at thistime of the year; but they are always laxative inwinter and must be used sparingly. After Aprilthey may be given more freely, but always watchthe droppings for diarrhoea. Boiled swedes and rawcabbage or sprouts are safer at this time of theyear.—G. A. Photo 6i/] White Wyandottes. W. lltid. JANUARY OR MARCH PULLETS SOME THOUGHTS ON HEARINGIn ordinary years I am not an advocate ofvery early rearing, as with best possible foodsand management it is possible to get March andApril pullets of almost any breed ready forautumn laying. Those who are all for Januaryrearing for utility stock unconsciously confessthat their rearing could be improved upon. Myexperience has always been that with properlyreared pullets of the heavier breeds March isearly enough, and that the February pulletsstart laying in June and July, which is beforethey are wanted, and detracts from theirhighest value as winter layers, when eggs aremost needed. Barred Rocks are not a particularly quickmaturing breed, yet I have had February pulletslaying in midsummer. As I advanced in myknowledge of the art of rearing to 1 found 1could get later with my thickens. Economicallyit is a sound -principle. The best foods aroalways the cheapest. It costs l
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