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The Diseases oj Animals 



come quickly. For farm purposes, the American breeds, 

 such as the Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks and Rhode 

 Island Reds, give general satisfaction. The Bantams 

 are very attractive to children, but their general utility 

 is impaired by their small size. 



Fig. 15. Ducks with a hen mother 



Children should be consulted in the arrangement of 

 quarters; and the devising of locations for the nests 

 can be left largely to them. It is a source of delight 

 to arrange nests or to find those that the hens have 

 located, and the gathering, caring for and disposal of 

 the eggs is an interesting and important training. The 

 selection of eggs for hatching, the setting of the hen 

 and her care during the sitting period, the evidence of 



