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this enlightened age there is no excuse for this sort of productions, par- 

 ticularly as it is an established fact that pure-bred fowls grow evenly, 

 develop fully, dress alike, and are of uniform quality. 



This State possesses ideal conditions for the breeding of fowls, and 

 experiments should be conducted scientifically to determine: 



1. What constitutes a well-balanced ration for different breeds in 

 different climates. 



2. How to combine various foods so that proteins, fats, and carbo- 

 hydrates may be in proper proportion. 



3. To test labor and time saving devices, and to determine how best 

 results may be attained. 



4. How, when, and what to feed. 



5. To test appliances for determining egg records of individual fowls. 



6. To study the methods of heating and ventilating poultry houses, 

 brooders, and brooder houses, and to discover a most practical and suc- 

 cessful system of brooding. 



7. To perfect the science of incubation and to investigate the causes 

 and methods for prevention of mortality in incubator chicks. 



8. To investigate the causes of poultry diseases, their cure, prevention, 

 and methods of treatment. 



9. To experiment with the different varieties as to cost of egg produc- 

 tion and value as market fowls. 



10. To note results of crossing different breeds, their utility, beauty, 

 and commercial value. 



11. To determine what are the laws of breeding, fancy breeding, line 

 breeding, etc. 



12. How to increase egg yield, methods of storing, preserving, assort- 

 ing, grading, etc. 



13. To dissect, observe, and discover anything and everything that 

 would assist in the promotion of this industry. 



American breeders are to-day producing the best table poultry in the 

 world. The most favored breed for market is select stock which dress 

 out yellow, flesh firm, fine flavored, sweet, and juicy, small bones, large 

 proportion of white meat, the breast being large and full. 



The Agricultural Department of the Canadian Government is estab- 

 lishing fattening stations throughout that country for the purpose of 

 encouraging the industry of chicken fattening for the British market. 

 These stations are intended to illustrate the best methods of carrying on 

 the enterprise by showing the farmers the proper way to fatten chickens 

 by using special food, also the killing, dressing, and packing for shipment. 



Incubators. — There are now about sixty-five factories in the United 

 States and Canada. The incubator has revolutionized commercial 

 poultry culture. But for it the industry could never have reached its 

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