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into eggs? This will prove the corner stone of success in making eggs 

 cheaply. Food of any kind always goes farther when cooked, and animal 

 food and a certain degree of warmth are essential to early and prolific laying. 



OTHER DETAILS WILL READILY SUGGEST THEMSELVES. 



There must be sheds for the accommodation of the poultry without undue 

 crowding, and these must be kept perfectly well ventilated and artificially 

 heated in winter. Coal is a cheaper fuel than any kind of food. Layers, 

 sitters and fattening birds must be kept separated. Quietness and cleanliness 

 should reign everywhere, and all outside intruders must be rigorously ex- 

 cluded. Plenty of fresh, pure water is a necessity, and a portion of the old 

 stock should be regularly renewed, as only from young and vigorous fowls 

 could the best results be obtained. 



CHICKENS NOT BROUGHT INTO THE ACCOUNT. 



We say nothing of chickens, though these would doubtless form a useful 

 department in the outline here faintly limned. Nor do we enter into any 

 calculations as to the amount of profit to be realized. This would depend 

 largely on personal qualities. A recent writer in one of our farming papers 

 claimed a profit of ten dollars per hen per annum on a small scale. We 

 believe that with New-York to furnish the scraps for almost nothing, and 

 buy them back in the shape of eggs at a good market price, a greater aver- 

 age may be achieved ; and are certain that a much lower figure would be 

 kirgely profitable. 



