The Corning Egg Farm book, by Corning himself

Name: The Corning Egg Farm book, by Corning himself
Author: Gardner Corning Edward Corning

by Gardner Corning Edward Corning

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THE CORNING EGG FARM BOOK
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I The Building of the Corning Egg Farm
Started with 60 Buff Rock Eggs
More Money in Eggs
Adopted White Leghorns
First Use of Roosting Closets
We Count Only Livable Chicks
Percentage of Cockerels Low
The Great Flock System Succeeds
Foreigners Visit the Farm
Investigated for Germany
Selection of Cockerels
Pullets Lay in 129 Days
Keeping Down Labor Bill
Adopted Hot Water Incubators
Why Great Farms Fail
CHAPTER II Egg Farming the Most Profitable Branch of Poultry Keeping
Developing the Great Layer
Corning Method in Small Flocks
On Large Farms
CHAPTER III What is a Fresh Egg?—An Egg Should be Sanitary as Well as Fresh
Manure Drainage to Drink
Diseased Meat to Eat
As the Food, so the Egg
A Perfect Egg a Rarity
Unlimited Demand for Quality Eggs
CHAPTER IV Preparation of Eggs for Market
CHAPTER V The Selection of the Breed—The Strain is of Utmost Importance
S. C. White Leghorns Outclass All
Line Breeding—Not Inbreeding
How Corning Farm Produces Unrelated Cockerels
CHAPTER VI Advantages of the Large Flock System—Reduces Cost of Housing and Economizes in Time and Labor
Draughts the Stumbling Block
2,000 Birds to a House
CHAPTER VII What is the Winter Layer?—The Properly Hatched and Reared Pullet
Must Feed Green Food
CHAPTER VIII A Great Laying Strain—The Selection of Breeders to Produce It
Eighteen Months Old
Trap Nests a Failure
Type Reproduces Type
CHAPTER IX What is the Best Time to Hatch?
An Interesting Experiment in Late Hatching
CHAPTER X Succulent Green Food—Satisfactory Egg Production Impossible Without It
Sprouted Oats Best
How They Are Grown on the Farm
Timothy and Clover Cut Green
CHAPTER XI Anthracite Coal Ashes—A Substitute for Many More Expensive Necessities
Better Than Charcoal
CHAPTER XII Eggs for Breeding Should be Laid by a Real Yearling Hen
90,000 Orders for 40,000 Eggs
CHAPTER XIII Policing the Farm—With Bloodhounds, Searchlights and Rifles
Shoot First—Investigate Afterwards
Socrates, the Great Bloodhound
CHAPTER XIV The Necessity for Pure Water—An Egg is Chemically 80% Water
Automatic Fountains Essential
Hot Water in Cold Weather
Hens Drink More in Afternoon
CHAPTER XV Hard Coal Ashes, Oyster Shell, and Grit
CHAPTER XVI Beef Scrap and Green Bone Substitutes for Nature’s Animal Food
Green Cut Bone Nearest Nature
CHAPTER XVII A Time for Everything—Everything on Time
Fixed Feeding Hours
Four Collections of Eggs Daily
Mash Fed in Afternoon
CHAPTER XVIII Incubation on the Corning Egg Farm
Hen Reigns Supreme
Livable Chicks—Not Numbers
Uniform Temperature Most Important
Ventilation and Moisture Next
Hot Water Machines Best
Corning Incubator Cellar Unequaled
Eggs Turned from Third to Eighteenth Day
103 Degrees Maintained
Cool But Never Cold
Cover Glass Doors
All Good Chicks Hatch in 20 Days
Set Incubators Toward Evening
Tested Only on Eighteenth Day
Moisture
Chicks Handled Only Once
Baby Chick Business Cruel
CHAPTER XIX Rearing Chicks in Brooder House—The Following Two Years’ Results Depend Upon Success in Brooding
Corn Not Proper Chick Food
Follow Nature’s Teaching
A Balanced Food
Never Build a Double House
Must Drain Chick Runs
Concrete Floors Mean Dampness
Corning Heated Brooder House
Corning Feeds Dry Food Only
Three Feeds Daily
Green Food Third Day
Animal Food Tenth Day
Avoid Moving Chicks Often
CHAPTER XX Handling Birds on Range—The Youngsters Must Be Kept Growing All the Time
A Corning Wrinkle
Grain and Mash Once a Day
Plenty of Shade
Removed to Laying House Middle of September
CHAPTER XXI Feeding for Eggs—Wholesome Nourishment—Not Destructive Stimulants
Easy Assimilation
Perfect Health or No Eggs
Abundant Animal Food
The Corning Mash the Secret
“Egg Foods” Kill Layers
Mustard Increases Egg Laying
Mustard Increases Fertility
4,000 Layers Fed Mustard
Mustard Maintains Health
Keep Appetite Keen
CHAPTER XXII Breeding Hens During Moult—Coming Breeders Must be Kept Exercising Through This Period
Do Not Overfeed
CHAPTER XXIII Feeding the Breeding Cockerels
CHAPTER XXIV Preparing Surplus Cockerels for Market
Must Have Green Food
CHAPTER XXV $6.41 Per Hen Per Year Corning Method and Strain Enabling Others to Better $6.41
$6.41 Not Extravagant Claim
Corning Farm Making More Than $6.41
CHAPTER XXVI The Buildings on the Corning Egg Farm
No. 1. Brooder House, Incubator and Sprouted Oats Cellars
Building No. 2, Work Shop, etc.
Building No. 9, Horse Stable
Building No. 10, Wagon Shed
Building No. 12, Office Building
CHAPTER XXVII Construction of Laying, Breeding, and Breeding Cockerel Houses
Nearly Six Feet from Ground
Double Floors
Canvas Windows
Double Doors
Draught-Proof Roosting Closets
CHAPTER XXVIII The Colony Houses—There are Forty-one on the Farm
Cotton Duck Windows
CHAPTER XXIX
Materials Required for Laying House
Bill of Material for the Construction of Colony House
CHAPTER XXXI Egg Records
February 1st, 1908 to June 30th, 1911.
How Corning Farm Is Able To Get Great Egg Records
Highest Percentage of Fertility
CHAPTER XXXII Prevention and Treatment of Diseases
CHAPTER XXXIII A Word in Closing
Nothing to Hide
Illustrations are Photographs
The Corning Success
Our Advice to Beginners
Single Comb White Leghorns Only
It’s “Strain” You Want
Utility, Not Show Birds
Corning Largest Specialty Farm in World
Points That Mean Success
BUILDINGS ON THE CORNING EGG FARM AND MANY HANDY DEVICES
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