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C1.K.\N!N(;S IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 1 



try Secrets Disclosed ! 



Pmilfr^r ^P»f*rpfC Every successful poultryman knows import- 

 UUliry OCWlClo ant facts he never tells. They are peculiar 

 secret methods and records of discoveries he has made in his work with 

 chickens. Some of these he does not regard of sufficient importance to 

 tell, and others lie guards with extreme care. They are the fouudatiou of his 

 success and a valuable asset of his business. 



We Will Tell You These Secrets 



Every sfcrrl printed m this book has been obtained in an honorable way, either by 

 permission of the owner ov through the experience of Mr. Boyer, our Poultry 

 Editor, who writes the book, and who is one of the ablest Poultry men of the 



country. | |^^ Felch's Mating Secret 



One of the best-known figures in the poultry world is I. K. Felch. Certainly 

 success has crowned his elTorts as a breeder of blooded stock. Many years ago 

 ^ /"''f fji^'-^p"^ ^^''- Fclch published his breeding chart, but later, realizing its value, he with- 

 Try s/ercts'' M's drew it and kept the information for himself. He has now given us permission 



yot* hirw to carry 

 foivts, and scores 



0/ secrets /a r 

 Tnore important 

 and hitherto un- 

 revated. 



to use this information, and it is included in this book 



Secret of Fertile Eggs 



Boyer's secret of securing fer- 

 tile eggs by alternating males 

 we believe is worth $ioo to 

 any big producer of setting 

 eggs. It is something new, and the diagram- 

 matic illustration furnished by Mr. Boyer 

 makes the matter so plain that the novice 

 can easily understand it. 



The Secret of Feed at 15 Cents 

 a Bushel 



An enterprising poultryman has been ad\'ertising this 

 secret for $5.00 and pledging those who luiy itnot to dis* 

 close it to anyone else; it haj, however, lonij been known 

 to a few poultrymen, Mr. Boyer amon,,' them, and the 

 method has been fully explained in "Poultry Secrets." 



We Will Pay $10.00 For Any 

 Secret Not in the Book 



provided it is practical an'i valuable. 



See conditions cfthis oirer on last page of "Poultry 

 Secrets" when you i^^et it. 



Poultry Department of Farm 

 Journal 



FARM JOURNAL for thirty years has conducted a poul- 



try de >artnient known the country over for the ability of 



its editors and the value of its contents. 



HARM JOURNAL of Philadelphia 



is tlie leadinij farm paper of the 



country. It is clean, boile 1 down, cream, not skim milk. It treats topics in season, is \^rit- 



ten by practical men and women, wlio know when they have said enough and quit. Its poultry 



department is stron^j: and ably conducted, and its garden, orchard, household, stock, dairy and 



LINCOLN 



rARM ALMANAC 



1909 



We Are Willing to Name Some of the 

 Secrets Here. 



1 Burnham's secret of mating fowls. 



2 Felch's method of brecliug from an ori=rinal pair, 

 producing thousands of chicks and three distinct 



3 Mendel's Chart of Heredity. 



4 Secret of strong fertility by alternating males. 



5 Secret of knowing what to feed and how to feed it. 

 Th-^ secret of having green food in winter. 



6 Secret of sprouting oats and barley for poultry feeding. 



7 Secret recipes for chick feed; practically the «ame as 

 is now sold on the market at a high rate. 



S Secret of fatting poultry economically, so as to make 



the most profit out of the crop. 

 9 Secret of having healthy fowls without useof drugs. 



10 Secret of telling the laying hens of the flock. 



11 Secret of detecting ago in stock. 

 13 Secret of knowing how to judge dressed poultry. 



13 The only safe way of preserving eggs. 



14 A secretof dressing fowls so as to do the work quickly 

 and thoroughly. 



V~t The fancier's secretof preparing fowls for exhibition. 



16 An exposure of the methods employed by some fan- 

 ciers to kill the fertility of the eggs. 



17 The secret of celery feeding to flavor the carcass in 



imitation of the canvas-back duck. 



15 Scaley-leg treatment— a remedy that really cures. 



19 The winter egg crop and how to get it. 



20 How to create the ideal roasting fowl. 



21 Fatting turkeys for market. 



22 Hunter's Secret of Success. 



other departments are invaluable equally to the expert and beginner. 



OUR OFFER: 



We will send a copy of "Poultry Secrets" and 

 Farm Journal for 5 years, both for only .... 



$1.00 



And to everv one who takes advantacfe of this advertisement before February ist, we will send also 

 a copy of .he Lincoln Farm Almanac, tilled with Lincoln stories and helpful matter, for 1909. 



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