INDEX 



Mediterranean Class, the, 90 



Millet Seed for Poultry, 137 



Minorcas, 91 



Mites, 239 



Molting Period, the, 220 



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Nest Eggs, 61 

 Nesting Material, 60 

 Nests, 59 



Oats, 137 

 Orpingtons, 96 

 Oyster Shells, 141 



Parasites of Poultry, 235 

 Passageways in Houses, 40 

 Plymouth Rocks, Barred, 83 

 Plymouth Rocks, White, Buff 



and Columbian, 84 

 Polish Fowls, 94 

 Poultry as a Side-line, 10 

 Poultry for the Country Home, 



13 

 Poultry-keeping for Women ; for 



Invalids, n 



Poultry-keeping as a Business, 6 

 Profits from Poultry as a Busi- 

 ness, 8 



Rhode Island Reds, 86 



Roofs, 23 



Roosts, 57 



Roosting Coop, 40 



Roosting Coop for Chicks After 



Weaning, 42 

 Roosting Quarters, 26 

 Roup, 243 

 Rye, 138 



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Sanitation of Yards, 50 



Scaly Leg, 247 



Sexes, Separating the, 171 



Shade in the Runs, 52 



Shelters for Chicks, 165 



Site for the Poultry House, 47 



Soft-shelled Eggs, 251 



Specializing, the Advantages of, 



107 



Spring-time Management, 230 

 Sprouted Grains, 142 

 Standard Breeds, Why Best, 108 

 Start, a Good, 210 

 Starting with Pure Breeds, Best 



Ways of, 109 



Starting by Buying Stock, no 

 Starting by Buying Eggs, 112 

 Starting by Buying Day-old 



Chicks, 114 



Success, How to Achieve, 14 

 Summer Management, 215 

 Sunflower Seeds, 138 



Rats, How to Combat, 22 

 Rice, 138 



Testing the Eggs, 204 

 Trap-nests, 61 



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