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lath are nailed, far enough apart to admit only the smaller chickens. A 

 tight cover having a hinged trapdoor sufficiently large to allow the food 

 dishes to be passed through, completes the coop. This coop provides a 

 place where the younger chickens may be fed their extra meals and may 

 eat their mash mixture undisturbed. It should be shifted to a clean 

 place from time to time. More than one coop should be furnished, if 

 necessary. 



A feeding enclosure large enough to admit a person is preferable when 

 large numbers of chicks are to be reared. This may be of woven wire 

 fencing of the necessary height with mesh of a size that will admit only 

 the smaller chickens. 



It is true that in chick rearing, care and feeding must be largely depended 

 on to produce satisfactory results; but good food and effort are wasted on 

 sickly chicks. An absolutely essential factor in the successful rearing 

 of poultry is native health and vigor in the flocks. In order to make 

 possible the production of vigorous chicks the parent stock must be strong 

 and healthy, and must be kept under conditions as nearly as possible like 

 those of the natural state. 



ADVANCED READING-COURSES 



In order to meet the growing demand for systematic home study courses 

 made by those who are unable to attend even a twelve weeks' winter 

 course at Cornell, advanced reading-courses are offered in fruit growing 

 and vegetable gardening. A third course in poiiltr>' keeping is in prep- 

 aration. Poultry keepers who desire to study further than is possible by 

 means of the reading-course lessons on poultry may register now for 

 information that will be available later in regard to the advanced reading- 

 course in poultry husbandry. 



The two coiirses now offered are conducted by means of a textbook, 

 questions, and correspondence. Statements on important points are 

 prepared by the students, and are graded by an instructor and returned 

 with helpful comments and suggestions. In this way the courses present 

 an opportunity to have opinions and conclusions that are the result of 

 study or experience, reviewed by an expert. The only expense connected 

 with either course is the purchase of a textbook at a nominal price. As 

 the textbook is recognized as a standard book, it is well worth owning, 

 especially at the reduced price offered to members of the course. 



The advanced reading-course in fruit growing offers to fruit growers 

 up-to-date information on successful orchard practices and marketing 

 problems. Some of the subjects covered in the course are: selecting 

 varieties, orchard culture, fertilizers, cover crops, pruning, orchard insects, 



