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Index 



Care of incubators, 196. 



Care of young turkeys, 272. 



Causes of bumble foot, 324; gapes, 313; 

 roup, 316; scaly legs, 323; variation, 

 142. 



Cement floors, construction of, 106. 



Characteristics of Cochins, 49; egg 

 breeds, 15. 



Chickens, animal food for, 212; death 

 of, from suffocation, 221; death of, 

 from tuberculosis, 221; diseases of, 

 219; drinking fountains for, 217; ex- 

 ercise for, 213; feeding, 208; first food 

 for, 210; food for, 209; frequency of 

 feeding, 211; grit for, 216; ground 

 grain for, 211; ha d-boiled eggs for, 

 213; little, must be kept dry, 215; 

 mineral matter for, 212; number of, 

 in the United States, 2. 



Chinese geese, 256. 



Cholera, 320; symptoms of, 320; treat- 

 ment for, 321. 



Classes of game fowls, 77. 



Classification of fowls faulty, 12. 



Cleanliness essential in duck-rearing, 

 246. 



Clover as a green food, 166. 



Clover hay, as a poultry food, 168; how 

 prepared, 168; how fed, 166. 



Cochins, characteristics of, 49. 



Cold storage for eggs, 307. 



Color of yolk, affected by food, 163. 



Common fowls, improvement of, 153. 



Common stock compared to pure-bred 

 stock, 151. 



Concrete walls, 97. 



Construction of perches, 113; cement 

 floors, 106; fences, 128; hollow side 

 walls, 101; houses, 90; solid side walls, 

 100; ventilators, 110; wooden floors, 

 96. 



Convenience saves labor, 86. 



Corn, as a food for laying hens, 162. 



Cramming, arrangement of coops for, 

 185; description of, 183; food for, 

 184. 



Cross-breeding, 147; dangers of, 148; 



improvements due to, 148. 

 Crows, protection from, 329. 

 Cubical contents of house, 95. 



Danger from hawks and crows, 89. 



Danger from vermin, 89. 



Dangers of cross-breeding, 148; forced 

 feeding, 161; in-and-in-breeding, 140; 

 stampeding, 250. 



Dark Brahmas and Light Brahmas 

 compared, 48. 



Description of Andalusians. 33; Ban- 

 tams, 81; Brahmas, 46; broilers, 232; 

 capons, 224; cramming, 183; Domi- 

 niques, 67; Dorkings, 67; Faverolles, 

 52; Frizzles, 79; Hamburgs, 35; Hou- 

 dans, ^70; Javas, 66; Langshans, 51 ; 

 Minorcas, 31; Mites, 312; Polish, 75; 

 Red Caps, 38; Rumpless fowls, 80: 

 Silkies, 79; Spanish fowls, 34; Sul- 

 tans, 79; Water-glass, 305; Wyan- 

 dottes, 64. 



Diarrhoea, remedies for, 326. 



Discussion of incubators, 187. 



Diseased livers in brooder chicks, 221. 



Diseases of chickens, 219. 



Diseases and enemies of poultry, 308. 



Disinfect fattening fowls, 186. 



Disinfection of nests, 118. 



Disposition of egg breeds, 16 ; gen- 

 eral-purpose fowls, 56; meat breeds, 

 40. 



Dominiques, description of, 67. 



Dorkings, description of, 67; useful 

 qualities of, 68. 



Dozens of eggs produced on farms, 2. 



Drainage, thorough, 83. 



Drinking fountains, 119. 



Drinking fountains, automatic, 218; for 

 little chickens, 217. 



Dry-picking fowls, 286. 



Dry soils for broiler rearing, 235. 



Dry yards for little chickens, 215. 



Duck rearing, cleanliness essential to, 

 246. 





