THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



eighty to seventy-five degrees in the nursery 

 (where outdoor brooders are used) by the end 

 of the first week. This reduction will continue 

 until the temperature under the hovers registers 

 seventy-five degrees, where it can remain until 

 the youngsters are able to do without artificial 

 heat. 



After all, the only reliable thermometer will 

 be the chicks themselves. If on closing the 

 house for the night the chicks are seen to be 

 comfortably spread out under the hover, then 

 the temperature is right. If, on the contrary, 

 they are found crowding together and peeping, 

 then more heat is needed at once. 



Broilers should weigh from one and a half 

 to two pounds each when dressed for market. 

 The packing should be carefully done to avoid 

 bruising the carcass. Line a box with white 

 paper ; then pack the bottom row with the breast 

 bones up, and the second row breast bones down. 

 This will prevent their being shaken about in 

 transit. Notify consignee when shipment is to 

 be made. 



Roasting fowls are in demand all the year, 

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