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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1956

Page

23

Veenstra's Collies Turn Hobby Into Farmstead Feature

Harold J. Veenstra of an 80 acre farm near town has raised collies for 31 years, producing about 100 pups annually. A recent litter of Brandy’s 12 pups required bottle feeding with eye droppers and baby milk, while Gypsy helped rear six. The dogs assist daily tasks, act as farm guardians, and even influence nearby buyers in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Arkansas. Carol Veenstra cares for two mothers Gypsy and Brandy and Scott the registered male, as the family bonds with their canine companions grows stronger.

Harold J. Veenstra Collies Veenstra Here Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Arkansas Harold Carol Central Clege Brandy Gypsy Scott Randy Veenstra Farm

Crowding Pullets Can Cut Profits

Iowa State College extension poultry expert W. R. Kitfield warns that overordering pullets leads to wasted chicks feed and reduced egg production from crowded houses. He urges poultrymen to measure laying houses and trim orders to fit capacity.

W. R. Kitfield Extension Iowa State College

Three Square Feet per Pullet Sets Space Rule

Whitfield argues 3 square feet per pullet in the laying house drives efficiency and that producers must limit chick purchases to fit space. He says farms should stock 15 percent more chicks than the laying house can hold at 3 square feet per bird. Crowding hens does not boost production. the path to more eggs is higher output per hen.

Whitfield

Fewer Hens Boost Egg Output in Hatcheries

A veteran of hatchery flocks notes that dense housing hid floors thirty years ago. Today fewer hens per house with more feeders and waterers have raised average output from 120 to about 200 eggs per hen. Nationwide, production rose on thousands of farms as space became underutilized and efficiency improved.

Towa Whitfield

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