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f. Small pens (in numbers) give best results. 



g. Varied diet is best, but maize is profitable, in fair 

 proportion. 



h. Abundance of feed is safer than skimping. 



One of the American Competitions to which attention 

 was called at the beginning of this chapter has just taken 

 shape as these lines are written. As in Australia, a 

 daily has come forward to finance the project. It takes 

 the large risks, but plans to make good for itself by 

 charging a stiff entrance fee of $25 per pen. This 

 periodical is known as The Philadelphia North American. 

 Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs, Connecticut, 

 has accepted the responsibility and the work of conduct- 

 ing the competitions. Buildings have gone up on ground 

 which is fresh, not having carried poultry heretofore. 

 Entries are from the United States, Canada, New 

 Brunswick, and England. There is a list of worth-while 

 prizes, and the public hopes much from the project. An 

 Advisory Board, comprising the names of a number of 

 the best known poultry raisers, instructors, etc., will 

 share the planning and the responsibility. Professor 

 Frederick H. Stoneburn, of the Agricultural College, 

 is brimful of enthusiasm and will do his utmost to make 

 good, as he has always done even when less well 

 equipped and with only his own state to please. 



Just before the news of this contest of international 

 interest was given out, the state of Missouri advertised 

 a competition, national in character, to go through at the 

 State Experiment Station, Mountain Grove, Missouri, 

 under the charge of the Secretary of the State Poultry 

 Association, T. E. Quisenberry. 1912 promises to be 



