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POULTRY REVIEW

whole of the eggs contained in the ovary the replacement of a bird. Now this
of a hen, can be rushed out in the space compared with the fact that some pens
of twelve months, yet it will be new to lost fifty per cent, of the competing hens
the layman that; it is now 'getting Spos- opens up a big avenue of thought and
sible to bring out the seven, years' lay- research during the future continuance
ing capacity of a hen in the space of of these tests which may solve for us
twenty-four months. this problem. Great egg machines,
"There is still a good deal to learn as to put out large numbers of eggs in a
to how this can be done, not only in the short time, is only one part; how to do
output of the desired number of eggs in this without the early breaking up of
the shorter time, but in accomplishing the machine is the other. These two-
this with the least possible mortality. year tests should do a great deal of good
This is where the records of a two year's in this way: To get early pullets, which
test will be of great value. The series is absolutely necessary to make poultry

Sliding the Frame to Feed and Water.

of five one year tests demonstrated how farming pay, breeders have had to re-
to breed, when to breed, how to feed, sort to breeding from untried pullets
when to feed, and what to feed, and with many hereditary affiictions, thus
brought the accomplishment of a pos- increaing weakness of stamnia and sus-
sible lay of 250 eggs per hen, and now the ceptibility to disease, and if only the
two years' test has proved that this can tried specimens of two years are bred
be done without the loss of a single hen, from, a bird of stronger stamina will be
the two leading pens running right produced.
through the two years' ordeal without "The two years' test has demonstrated