CHAPTER XI 



THE CULTIVATION OF HIGH-PRICED 

 SPECIALTIES 



The Simple Conditions under Which 

 Chickens may be Profitably Raised 

 FOR the Market — The Methods by 

 Which They should be Reared, Fed, 

 and Shipped — Squabs and Their Care 

 — Various Forms of Foods — Bees and 

 Honey — Turkeys Always Ex.\cting to 

 THE Breeder — How to Keep Them in 

 Health and How to Market Them — 

 Mushrooms, While Somewhat Diffi- 

 cult Also, Amply Repay the Raiser — 

 Game-Preserving and its Possibilities. 



PERHAPS the most interesting and profita- 

 ble use to which a portion of the farm or 

 a country place can be put is the raising of 

 specialties for the favored few who can indulge 

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