Bulletin, Volumes 81-90

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1905
 

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Página 29 - Whoever by himself or by his servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person...
Página 7 - ... made on the record sheet. After having been taken off a few times the hens do not object to being handled; most of them remaining quiet, apparently expecting to be picked up.
Página 7 - The amount of time required in caring for the trap nests can only be estimated, since the attendant's time is divided with other duties. The time varies from one day to another and with the number of nests in use. By noting the total time used each day in caring for the nests when the hens were laying most heavily, it has been estimated that one active person devoting his entire time to trap nests could take care of 400 to 500 nests used by 2,000 to 2,500 hens. When commencing the year's work he...
Página 34 - It is the purpose of the following pages to outline this experience for the benefit of poultry keepers and thereby to help them to discriminate between some of the wrong theories which have underlain much of the common practice of the past and the better theories which underlie other and newer methods that are now yielding more satisfactory results. It may be that these methods are no better than those practiced by others, but the attempt is made to state concisely the methods which have been or...
Página 55 - After cleaning, keep the utensils inverted in pure air and sun if possible, until wanted for use. Old cans in which parts of the tin are worn off, or where there are seams and cracks, are impossible to keep clean, and should not be employed.
Página 43 - This kind of covering for the wall is not so likely to be injured in moving as shingles. A door 2 feet wide is in the center of the front and a 6-light window, hinged at the top, is on each side of it. Two brooders are placed in each of these houses and 50 to 60 chicks are put with each brooder. A low partition separates the flocks while they are young, but later it has to be made higher. The houses are large enough so that a person can go in and do the work comfortably, and each one accommodates...
Página 36 - Incubators have been so much improved that there are several kinds on the market that we feel sure will hatch as many chicks from a given lot of eggs as can be done by selected broody hens. They require little care, maintain an even temperature, and are easily adjusted to meet the increase in temperature arising from developments going on in the eggs.
Página 55 - Remove the milk of every cow at once from the stable to a clean, dry room, where the air is pure and sweet. Do not allow cans to remain in stables while they are being filled.

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