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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1935
Page
1
The article explains that artificial light increases egg production not by more feeding but by stimulating hens reproductive organs. It notes stronger light is needed, color matters with red and yellow stimulates while green and violet retards. No change in daylight extension recommended.
Practical guidance for mixing home grown poultry feeds. Use 60 percent corn or wheat or both with the remainder from oats barley buckwheat rye or other grains. Potatoes can substitute for grain when cooked and mashed into laying mash. feed 6 to 8 pounds of potatoes daily for 100 hens.
The Rural New Yorker reports that blindness in hens can stem from chronic diseases and nerve eye disorders. It notes male birds are unlikely to cause the condition and advises excluding any birds showing blindness or poor health from breeding to protect future flock vigor.
The Missouri Farmer advises gathering hatching eggs at least three times daily in cold weather to prevent chilling and dirt. Store immediately in a basement or room at 45 to 65 degrees and deliver eggs twice weekly to a hatchery if sold. Properly cared for eggs hatch best at home after 10 to 12 days, though longer storage reduces hatchability.
New York agriculture commissioner Charles M. Baldwin says Grade A eggs have firmer whites and slightly higher food value than Grade B eggs. Grade B eggs contain less water due to evaporation.
The article notes hens can remain profitable beyond two years with good producers, though most poultrymen cull after two laying seasons. The pullet year is usually best, and the second year may match or exceed it in egg production. By the third year and later, laying drops too much to justify longer breeding.
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