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Poultry— Con. 



Drinking water (1894), 233. 



danger from filthy (1894), 248. 



Dust bath (1889), 107 ; ('96), 286. 

 Egg-eating (1889), 108 ; ('91), 222 ; ('92), 168, 



169 ; ('93), 194 ; ('94), 308 ; ('95), 305. 

 Eggs, care of new-laid (1895), 238. 



causes of bad (1895), 237. 



colours of (1892), 175. 



carriage of (1889), 100. 



fine flavour from freding (1890), 221. 



for breeding, method of packing (1888), 



88. 

 in winter, high prices of (1893), 200 ; 



('95), 235; ('97), 236; ('98), 221. 



laid by different breeds (1889), 102 ; 



(1890), 215, 226, 309; ('92), 175; ('93), 206; 

 ('94). 308; ('95), 242, 306; ('96), 351. 418; 

 ('98), 371; ('99), 210; (1900), 258; I '01), 

 331. 



laid by fowls of different ages (1899), 



206. 



March and April (1901), 316. 

 - market in England (1895), 235. 



in Montreal (1896), 294 ; ('97), 



236; ('98), 221. 



preservation of, experiments (1899), 



223; (1900), 260; ('01), 332. 



preservation of flavour (1895), 237. 



prices in summer misleading (1895), 



236. 



production of colours (1890), 222. 

 production of fertile (1898), 229. 

 packing experiments (1891), 229. 

 purchased and chickens hatched (1888), 



remunerative prices for (1895), 236 ; 

 ('96), 294 ; (1900), 259. 



set and chickens hatched (1889), 99 ; 



87. 



('90), 208 ; ('91), 224; ('92), 171 ; ('93), 209; 

 ('94), 245 ; ('95), 244 ; ('96), 291 ; ('97), 239 ; 

 ('98), 228; ('99), 216 ; (1900), 256; ('01), 321. 



soft shelled (1891), 221 ; ('94), 308. 



- unfertilized, value of (1895), 238. 

 weight of (1890), 222; ('91), 231 ; ('92), 



175; ('99), 207. 



weight during incubation (1894), 250. 



yield of (1894), 235; ('95), 306; ('96), 



293,351; ('97), 236; ('98), 225, 302; ('99), 



218; (1901), 332. 

 Exercise in winter (1894), 233 ; ('97), 235. 

 Exhibition at Toronto (1890), 226 ; ('91), 232; 



('93), 211. 

 Experiments with eggs at different tempera- 

 tures (1890), 219. 

 Farm rations (1901), 326. 

 Fattening of cockerels on whole and ground 



grain (1899), 212. 

 ■ for market (1897), 332 ; ('98), 234, 303 ; 



('99), 215, 314; (1901), 323. 

 Fattening on oats compared with mixed grain 



(1901), 428. 

 Feather pulling (1889), 108; ('92), 169; ('93), 



194. 

 Feeding for egg production (1895), 245 ; ('97), 



234 ; ('98), 222 ; ('99), 209. 

 methods (1888), 93 ; ('89), 107 ; ('92), 



168, 174 ; ('93), 198 ; ('94), 229 ; ('95), 245; 



('96), 277, 284, 286; ('97), 234 ; ('98), 222; 



('99), 208, 214 ; (1900), 263; ('01), 326, 427. 



Poultry— Con. 



Feeding, the science of (1894), 233. 

 Fifty hens, profits from (1897), 241. 

 Foods as agg incentives (1896), 285. 



green stuff (1896), 286. 



highly nitrogenous (1894), 229. 



kitchen waste (1896), 285. 



mash, results of (1901). 317. 



the proper kinds, and how to feed 



(1896\ 2*4 ; (1900), 263 ; ('01), 317. 

 - useful forms (1894), 229. 



with an exces of carbonaceous matter 



(1894), 229. 

 Fowl houses (1889), 106; ('92), 223; ('93), 195 



(tigs.) ; ('96), 278 (figs.) ; (1900), 262. 

 Grain food, effect of too much (1894), 229. 

 Gieen food essential (1894), 232. 

 Grit, materials for (189 .), 286. 

 Grit with food, necessity for (1894), 233 ; ('96),. 



286. 

 Hatching experiments (1890), 210; ('91), 225. 

 House floors, straw vs. earth (1895), 240. 

 Houses at Central Farm (1888), 89 ; ('95), 234 



(plate), 243 (plan) ; (98), 225 (plate). 



improvements in (1S96), 278. 



instructions for building (1896), 283 ; 



(1900), 262; ('01), 31? (figs.) 

 for farmers, plans of (1893), 195 (figs.) - r 



('96), 279 (figs.; 



scratching shed (1901), 318. 



How to breed (188!)), 180. 



Incubator chickens (1889), 101; ('99), 208 



(plate) ; (1901), 322. 

 Incubator compared with hen (1890), 254. 



difficulties (1890), 225 ; (1900), 253 \. 



(01), 315, 316. 



trials (18S8), 89 ; ('89), 103; ('91), 229; 



('94), 247; ('95), 247; ('98), 232; ('99), 208, 

 222 ; (1900), 252 ; ('01), 315. 



Knowledge of business necessary (1900), 261. 

 Layers and non-lavers, separation of (1901),. 



316. 

 Laying stock, treatment of (1889), 107 ; ('90), 



228; ('92),«174; ('94), 235; ('97), 234; ('98), 



225. 

 Lice (1890), 209; ('96), 292; ('98), 229; ('99), 



222 ; (1900), 259; ('01), 330. 

 Lists of (1892), 174 ; ('94), 234, 251 ; ('96), 294. 

 Manure, composition and value of, Bull. xxxi, 



19. 

 Market at Montreal demands (1896), 294. 

 Market for, in England (1895), 235. 

 " Mash " food, results of (1901), 317. 

 Mating instructions (1895), 238. 

 Moulting season, treatment during (1894),235 ;. 



C05), 233; ('96;, 288, 293; ('98), 232; ('99), 



217. 

 Moulting, shortening of period (1901), 329. 

 Nest-box for sitting hen (1900), 272 (plate). 

 Nest-boxes, plans for (1893), 197 (figs.) ; ('96), 



248 (fig.); ('98), 227 (fig.) 

 Nests, bottomless (1894), 308. 

 Overfeeding, injurious effects of (1897), 232 



('98), 224. 

 Points to remember respecting (1889), 109 



('90), 227 ; ('91), 234 ; ('92), 170, 175. 

 Practical advice on management (1890), 227 



(1900), 261. 

 Profits from (1889), 106; ('94), 228. 



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