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 CHAPTER VII 



PAGES 



BUILDINGS: INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS AND YARDS . . . 112-130 



Construction of perches 112 



Nests 115 



Drinking fountains 119 



Yards and parks 124 



CHAPTER VIII 



IMPROVEMENT AND BREEDING OF FOWLS 131-157 



Selection ' 131 



Selecting eggs 133 



Heredity 140 



Variation .... 141 



In-and-in-breeding 144 



Cross-breeding 147 



Improvement of common fowls 153 



CHAPTER IX 



FEEDING FOR EGGS AND FOR MEAT 158-186 



Exercise 159 



Quality of food 160 



Forced feeding for eggs 160 



Grain food 162 



Green food 165 



Meat food 168 



Feeding for meat or fattening 181 



