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Page 

 Mackay, A.. Superintendent, Bxperimental 

 Farm, Indian Head, N.W.T.— Report 



of 391 



Macoun, W. T., Horticulturist— Report of. 97 



Poultry Manager — Report of the 251 



Artificial incubation, two methods of. . . 252 



Barred and Buff Plymouth Rocks 273 



Breeding pens made up 255 



Black Minorcas 276 



Brown Leghorns 276 



Comparison between hen and" incuba- 

 tors 254 



Disea.ses of poultry 259 



Ducks and their treatment 271 



Eggs laid during year 253 



Eggs set and chickens hatched 256 



Farmers and methods of early incuba- 

 tion 252 



Farmers fowls and suitable ratins.... 263 



Forcing method 267 



Fattening of chickens 266 



Fowls for eggs and flesh 273 



Fattening of chickens by farmers 266 



General information 261 



Geese and their treatment 272 



How the chickens were fed 256 



Indian Games 277 



Langshans 275 



Pagb 

 Poultry Manager — Report of the— Com. 



Letters from farmers on fattening 267 



Light Brahmas 274 



Management of the setters 255 



Management of poultry 261 



Preservation of eggs, experiments in.. 260 



Price of eggs 259 



Rations of different kinds 263 



Remedy for lice 2.59 



Stock on hand 259 



Standard breeds (illustrated) 273 



Statement showing eggs laid by hens 



and pullets 258 



Table of weights 257 



Turkeys and their ^treatment 269 



Weight of chickens 257 



When the pullets laid 258 



White Wyandottes 274 



Leghorns 275 



Robertson, R., Superintendent, Experi- 

 mental Farm, Nappan, N.S. — Report of. 279 



Saunders, Wm., Director — Report of 5 



Sharpe, Thos. A., Superintendent Experi- 

 mental Farm, Agassiz — Report of 435 



Shutt, F. T., Chemist— Report of 145 



