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2. Give arguments for and against making poultry rais- 

 ing a sole business. What are the advantages of making it 

 incidental to general farming ? 



3. What are the advantages and disadvantages in keep- 

 ing pure-bred stock ? 



4. What is the importance of keeping the poultry ac- 

 counts in a businesslike way? 



FIG. 58. Cross section of a poultry house. 



5. What may be considered a good site for a chicken 

 house with reference to (a) character of the ground ; (6) near- 

 ness to the barn and stables? What preferably is (a) the 

 kind of foundation for the house ; (6) the nature of the floor, 

 and the care to be given it? What covering should be pro- 

 vided for the floor when it is of cement ? 



6. What provisions should be made (a) for keeping the 

 chicken house clean ; (6) for extermination of lice and mites ? 

 What uses have whitewash and coal-tar wash? How is 

 " whitewash " prepared ? 



