A LITTLE LAND 202 



AND A LIVING 



the meat scraps from the table, the corn, cabbage, 

 and other green things, wheat, oats and what- 

 ever food is used, will not be felt as an addi- 

 tional expense and the returns are therefore clear 

 profit. A flock of 25 fowls, if properly housed 

 and fed, will give eggs and chickens enough to 

 add materially to the farmer's income. 



There is more money in eggs than there is 

 in chickens. Eggs out of season, like everything 

 else out of season, bring high prices, and it is 

 possible to nourish and even deceive the chicken 

 into laying at unseasonable times. I do not know 

 how good that is for the morals of the chickens, 

 but it is good for our finances. 



Intelligence alone will bring profits, and un- 

 less intelligence be reinforced by a careful study 

 of the many valuable reference books and au- 

 thorities, it will not secure large returns. 



There is more profit in ducks than in hens, 

 now that we know that they can be raised with- 

 out swimming places. Ducks that are wholly 

 land-raised have fewer feathers and more flesh, 

 less oil and a finer flavor, and the demand for 

 ducks as food has increased proportionately. 



