140 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. TF. 



Frh. 3, 1908. 



A Mammoth Poultry Farm 



G. BRADSHAW 



INTRODUCTION. 



The following- Irttui' latel\ iijuirarc'il in a weekly pajn'r t'l-oiii oiif of its. 

 corix'spoiidt'iits : — "" The t'niit-iii'owiT coiir's aii<l stays and jirospers, the 

 small ^^L'lK'i'al fai'iiu'i' cdnics and stays, even if lie does not always jirusjier, 

 l)ut tiie tioulti'v-faiiner coiues and jjfoes. His wire- iiett iiiL;' is left to lian'r 





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Fig. 1.— A corner in the rearing ground. 



useless from its sujiiioi'ts, and iiis incul)ators ^o to swell the Inniliei' of the 

 auction room. It is douhtful if in per cent. ()f those who start ]iouhry 

 fai'iiiini;' continue in the industi'y for more than one yeai', oi' |iei'lia]is t wo." 

 The al)0ve is not a lengthy eommuiiieiit ion, still it I'ontains some truths, 

 and a good deal apparently so, hut all nneoui])limentary to tlie poultry 

 industry. How^'ver, without strain ini: a point, every reflection is ca]ial)le 

 of exiilunation. 



