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* ? =7= POULTRY NOTE | Do not breed from the ame stock every year or you will find that your birds wili finally run down in constitution. Introduce new blood by purchasing a male from some othei* breeder. You often hear the question asked Dy beginners, "What is meant by a breed, variety, and strain?" Breed means a cer- i tain class possessing the same chaacteristics of body shape, etc. Variety is the name given to distinguish the classes of birds of each breed. By'strain, is meant a cultivation of the natural trait of the fowl to be * increased beyond others of their breed. For example: The breed of Plymouth Rock?variety, white?may be made to increase their laying ability to such an extent that you have developed a strain. Do not have too many roosters running in the yard, as it will do more harm than good. , Use about nine to twelve hens of the larger breeds to one male, and twelve to fifteen of the smaller ones. If you want to get good, strong chicks at this time of the year, you will have to see that your hens get plenty of exercise, plenty of green food, meat in some form, and have a good, vigorous male bird in the flock. j What is a Fresh Egg? A fresh egg is one that, when held to a strong light is perfectly clear and shows no black spots or cloudy appearance; with an air space in the large end, one that, if put into a brine (4 oz. salt to 1 pt of water) will sink to the bottom, one that ja has a clear appearance and if, * broken in a saucer the yolk will stand much above the albumen and not fall out fiat and run together. It is also one hard to purchase and know when to rely on its quality. A good egg is one that is layel in a sanitary nest so as not to absorb any bad odors with I which it may come in contact. Also, it is an egg that has no bad flavors caused from eating j sloppy food and drinking filthy j water; one that sis terile, that is, layed by a hen that has not been mated, causing an infertil egg, whose keeping qualities are three of four times as great as one produced by a hen that ^ y is mated. 5r\ The fertile egg when exposed to a degree of heat above 70 for any length of time will cause bacteria to set in and decom- \ pose very fast. An infertile ^ egg will not decompose, but only evaporate, losing its moisture, which is taken into the hot air. The following is taken from a Virginia farm paper: An egg may be fresh, and yet not be a good egg. There is all I the difference between an egg ] from a hen that acts as a scavenger. A hen that hustles for herself on poor range lays a wa- ; tery egg, an egg lacking in protein. A hen that is fed on clover, wheat bran and sound t grains lays an egg with a rich, i delicately flavored white. If the hen lacks in fat forming 5 feeds, the chances are that the \ egg will be lacking in the same elements. If the shell breaks in our hands, the egg is lacking \ in lime, and if hatched will probably give a weakling chick, \ subject to white diarrhoea from the start, and quite unlikely to reach the anniversary of tis first week. Healthy appearing hens often ' lay eggs that cannot be called good if their quality and flavor is considered. Watch your eggs, know what kind of an egg J your hens are laying, and get them as near perfect as possible before hatching time. An egg with a good shell, and which tands up well in poaching, or tastes well beaten in milk, is a delicacy which will always be in, demand. <?iven tne ngnt kind ' of hen, with the ijfht kind of 1 food, clean nests and runs, find j not more than a week in reach1 injar the consumer in the winter, the poultry breeder c/ln fur- ; nish an almost perfect food, fit for the most delicate Snvalid or the stoutest man. / Lancaster Lc?vls. 1 Surprise Yoijpr Friends. For four weeks' reglarly usn I>r. King's New Ufo /ills. They stlmw^ late the liver, liyprove digestion, re- I ?v move blood Ini/irities. piini> 1 ml eruptions disndpear from you/ face and body nd<L#you feel better. Hegin at once/ Buy at I,an< aster Pharmac aipn Standard Drug Co \ hk* - ^ _ , THE : you c/ WIL as President c a beautiful, we] Spring Goods the Season s CI Coat 1 Goods fords, broidc Curta dies91 pie D and 1 SHIR COA1 You can find LANCAS' L A N fe- ? LANCASTER NEWS, FEBRUARY 25, 1913. tNNOT SEE .SON 1NAUG1 >f the United States B U T= 1 selected and cheapl; can be seen at this st loicest Attractions in Suits, Silks, Wo i, Cotton Dress Undermuslins, sries, Curtain < ins, Children's I Dresses^ Wash W ress Skirts, Glcr BOYS' HATS A TS, TIES, COLLi PS, Etc. bargains in every d( every day in the 3 m? MEPrAWTi i LjII lULii^mui CAST E R~~ -.etatre* ?ww <n . " WOODRC PRATED Until March the y priced line of 1 ore NOW, embra 21 Goods, Ox juavc/O^ JiinGroods, Net )resses, Laaists, Samves; MEN'S lND caps, \.rs,rain apartment of our fear LE COMPAN S C k^n "y \ * J J 3 iwl ? 4th New Lcing IY ________ I > , J J ___ store