48 Breeding Chickens, 



SECTION V 



Chi breeding and rearing Chickens. The 

 necessary Yards and Buildings. 



It has been already observed that, the 

 wannest and dryest soils are best adapted 

 to tlie breeding and rearing of gallinace- 

 ous fowls, more particularly chickens ; thence 

 the greatest success, attended with the least 

 trouble, may be expected on such, and far 

 greater precaution and expense will be re- 

 quired on those of an opposite description. 

 Of these last, the wet and boggy are the 

 most injurious, since, however ill affected 

 fowls are by cold, they endure it still better 

 than moisture, whence they are found to 

 succeed well upon dry land, even in the se- 

 vere climate of the north. The countries 



