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Enquiries by letter from farmers are also much more numeious, and indicate an 

 increasing interest in their poultry, a department of their farms which, if properly 

 managed, will not fail to yield a gratifying percentage of profit in return. 



A Few Useful Hints. 



Farmers will do well to remember the following: — 



1. Do not inbreed, 



2. Keep no hen over two yeais. 



3. The old hens eat the profit made by the 3'oanger. 



4. Convert the waste of the farm into eggs and poultry. 



5. Too many early chickens cannot be raised. The}' represent so much ready 

 money. 



6. Make hens lay when eggs are highest in price and not when lowest, as is 

 the practice. 



In the reports of 1889 and 1890 much information will be found that space will 

 not permit repetition of in this report. These reports may be obtained on application. 



I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



A. G. GILBERT, 



Manager Poultry Department. 

 Central Experimental Farm, 



29th February, 1892. 



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