POULTRY NOTES.
kb Wilson, poultry manager at Moanahaki, states that pullets should lever be retained, save for breeding mrposes, beyond their second year Sven in the second year the productivity of the birds suffers a considerible diminution. In the case of White this may amount to a refaction of 30 to 40 per cent*, and in the case of other breeds to as much as 80 per cent. >; At this time of the year more than it any other time the laying hens need inimal feed. Supply them with green mt bone, if possible, or good beef scrap, which can he purchased of any supply house. Skim milk, sour, or butter-milk is also good.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4464, 18 September 1909, Page 4
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114POULTRY NOTES. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4464, 18 September 1909, Page 4
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