ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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PLATE I. A farm flock of Rhode Island Red chickens 24 



II. Fig. 1. A crudely constructed poultry house. Fig. 2. A well- 

 constructed poultry house. Fig. 3. -An inexpensive practical 

 farm poultry house 24 



III. Fig. 1. Tree nests, where some Kansas hens lay. Fig. 2. Gathering 



eggs from under the corn crib. 32 



IV. Fig. 1. Taking eggs to market. Fig. 2. A shipment of eggs on 



railroad platform awaiting arrival of local freight 32 



TEXT FIGURES. 



FIG. 1. Method of toe-marking chicks to determine age 27 



2. A stock car used for shipping poultry and eggs 37 



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