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Index 



killing, 285; Mediterranean, 18; pack- 

 ing and shipping, 289; plumping, 288; 

 preparing for market, 282; require 

 exercise, 6; scalding, 287; selection 

 of, 131. 



Fresh eggs, 138. 



Frizzles, description of, 79. 



Frozen parts, treatment for, 324. 



Frozen poultry, 291. 



Fruit trees for yard, 129. 



Gable roof, 103. 



Game, classes of, 77. 



Games, exhibition, 77; oriental, 78; 

 pit, 77. 



Gapes, causes of, 313; remedies for, 314. 



Geese, African, 255 ; breeds of, 232; 

 Chinese, 256; Embden, 254; fattening, 

 257; general discussion, 250; houses 

 for, 259; incubation of, 260; laying 

 qualities of, 259; number of, 2; suit- 

 able runs for, 251; Toulouse, 252. 



General discussion of ducks, 237; of 

 geese, 250. 



General -purpose breeds, 14; fowls, 54; 

 are good foragers, 58; are good sit- 

 ters, 57; disposition of, 56; early ma- 

 turing, 57; endure cold weather, 58; 

 size of, 56; useful qualities of, 55. 



Good products may be sent long dis- 

 tances, 10. 



Goslings, food for, 257. 



Grain, how fed, 180. 



Grains, mixture of, 178. 



Green food for young ducks, 249. 



Green food, general discussion of, 165. 



Grit for little chickens, 216; various 

 kinds of, 170. 



Ground grain for little chicks, 211. 



Guinea fowls, 274; nature of, 275; 

 habits of, 275. 



Habits of pea-fowls, 277. 



Hamburgs, description of, 35; varieties 



of, 36. 

 Hawks and crows, danger from, 89. 



Health of fowls, 82. 



Heat radiated by windows, 107. 



Heredity, law of, 140. 



History of Leghorns, 23. 



Hollow side walls, construction of, 101; 

 material for, 102. 



Home-made brooders, 205. 



Houdans, description of, 70. 



House, cubical content of, 95; form of, 

 91; foundation for, 96. 



Houses, arrangement of, 87; construc- 

 tion of, 90; essentials of, 90; for geese, 

 259; portable, 130. 



Importance of exercise, 159; in-and-in- 

 breeding, 145; sunshine, 85. 



Improvement and breeding, 131 ; of com- 

 mon fowls, 153; through selection, 

 157; of fowls, 31; due to cross-breed- 

 ing, 148. 



Incubation, artificial, 189; of geese, 260; 

 natural, 190. 



Incubator house, 196. 



Incubator room, even temperature de- 

 sirable, 196. 



Incubator rooms, 194; ventilation of, 

 196. 



Incubators, 191; care of, 196; discussion 

 of, 187. 



In-and-in-breeding, dangers of, 146; de- 

 nned, 144; importance of, 145. 



Inexperience, cause of failures, 5. 



Influence of male and female com- 

 pared, 153. 



Influence of males on egg production, 

 139. 



Indian games, 70. 



Instruments for caponizing, 225. 



Introduction of alien blood in Leg- 

 horns, 23. 



Javas, description of, 66; useful quali- 

 ties of, 66; varieties of, 66. 



Killing fowls, 285; English method of, 

 292. 



