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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



may appear to be cold, but it has 

 been found that too warm quarters 

 for chickens are unhealthy and con- 

 ducive to disease. There are canvas 

 curtains that can be dropped as a 

 protection during the cold nights. 



This house is cheap of construc- 

 tion, and has given excellent results 

 during the laying season. Do not keep 

 hogs too near the hen-house. A 

 cement foundation and a cement floor 

 for the hen-house may seem like an 

 unnecessary expenditure, but it is 

 found to be worth it. The above 

 plans are from Bulletin 189, Ontario 

 Agricultural College. 



Turkeys, except when very young, 

 should not be cooped up or housed, 

 but allowed wide range to forage. 



They will seek and find a great por- 

 tion of their food. Roosting houses 

 are considered unnecessary by many 

 successful turkey raisers. If used, 

 they must be well ventilated. Turkeys 

 do not reach their full maturity until 

 the third season. Birds should not be 

 used for breeding purposes before 

 their second year. 



Concerning the Canadian Egg Trade. 



Canada, an agricultural country, 

 imports eggs. Last year over thir- 

 teen million dozen eggs were pur- 

 chased in the United States for con- 

 sumption in Canada. These eggs 

 were worth nearly three million dol- 

 lars, and would have, had they been 

 shipped in one consignment, filled 



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