. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... United States, numerous poultrydepartments were added to the Experiment Stations and Agri-cultural Colleges. In 1906, Bulletin No. 54, on The Breeding, Feeding andGeneral Management of Poultry was issued from the PoultryDivision of the Central Experimental Farm and at once secureda large circulation. Owing to the continued demand, a secondedition was issued in the year 1908. The evidence given Manager in the spring of 1911 before the Committee onAgriculture and Colonization of the House of Commons on TheProduction of Eggs in Wi
. A guide to the experimental farms and stations ... United States, numerous poultrydepartments were added to the Experiment Stations and Agri-cultural Colleges. In 1906, Bulletin No. 54, on The Breeding, Feeding andGeneral Management of Poultry was issued from the PoultryDivision of the Central Experimental Farm and at once secureda large circulation. Owing to the continued demand, a secondedition was issued in the year 1908. The evidence given Manager in the spring of 1911 before the Committee onAgriculture and Colonization of the House of Commons on TheProduction of Eggs in Winter, which was afterwards printedin pamphlet form, was extensively circulated in different partsof the country. An interesting feature of this stage of poultry progress wasthe rapidly growing value of the home market in face of increasedproduction and decreased exports, as shown by the followingofficial figures:— In 1902 we exported 11,635,108 doz. eggs, value $1,733,342. 1909 552,850 124,315. 1910 160,650 41,766. DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 59. o (3 60 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS The largely increased production, together with the con-stant upward tendency in prices in spite of the rapidly diminishingvolume of exports, is conclusive evidence of the expansion of thehome demand. In consequence, there was a general desire on the part ofpoultry-keepers to hatch out early pullets so as to have fall orearly winter layers. But an unforeseen obstacle to this laud-able end presented itself in the shape of weak germs in eggslaid during the early spring. A satisfactory percentage ofstrong chickens which would live was exceptional. This ledto close investigation into methods of housing, feeding andmanagement. Eventually, the conclusion was arrived at thatthe long term of living under artificial conditions, to which thehens were subjected during the winter months, was a primecause. Carefully-conducted experiments showed plainly that itwas not until the hens had had an opportunity to run
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