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up the profits of the average flock, and the sooner you can market 

 them, the more profit you will make from the balance of your flock. 

 Save nothing but the ones that are proving themselves good layers. 

 Nearly every poultry raiser who will study and observe his flock 

 closely can soon tell the laying hen by her shape. Study well the 

 shape of the hens you know to be good layers, and you will find 

 that all the best laying hens in your flock have nearly the same 

 characteristics, as far as shape is concerned. There are not many 

 flocks but which, with close observance and constancy, cannot be 



A MODERN AND INEXPENSIVE CURTAIN FRONT HOUSE. 



(See page 417). 



made to increase in egg yield from fifty to one hundred per cent, 

 according to the number of hens kept, and if this is done, I think 

 you will agree with me that your time has been well spent in mak- 

 ing the improvement." — E. C. Branch. 



MARKETING. 



The path of profit in poultry leads from pen, through market 

 place, into pot or pan. The paramount question, then becomes, 

 how, where and when is it possible for the poultryman to dispose 

 of his surplus products to the best advantage? By "best advant- 

 age" is meant, not only the most money for today, but a lengthen- 

 ing list of satisfied customers for tomorrow. 



