INTRODUCTORY 



goal and to avoid some of the stumbling-blocks 

 which so often beset a beginner, and which tend 

 to discourage and retard him. Economy of 

 production is to be the key-note, but only such 

 economy as is consistent with the raising of high- 

 class products. For, with choice table eggs 

 fetching sixty cents a dozen, and home-made 

 unsalted butter seventy-five cents a pound at 

 hotels and clubs, it pays to provide every rea- 

 sonable comfort for the producers of these 

 articles. 



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