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become interested in poultry, and if they are natural fanciers and 

 good business men, it often happens that the growing of fancy 

 poultry becomes one of the most important industries on the 



FIG. 119. Growing chicks in a fancier's yard 



farm. Many women on farms become interested in fancy poul- 

 try, and some become very skillful breeders and exhibitors. 

 A farmer-fancier's poultry plant is usually a combination of 



FIG. 1 20. Young stock in cornfield on a fancier's farm 



extensive and intensive methods. Some buildings with small 

 compartments must be provided, but all except the choicest 

 birds can be managed just like the ordinary fowls on a farm 



