A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



with the smaller birds as egg producers. 

 Leghorns, which are the great layers in a 

 warm climate, must have the best of housing 

 to keep up their reputation in the East and 

 West during the cold weather, when eggs 

 bring the best prices. A fence ten or twelve 

 feet high is required to control them. This 

 adds materially to the yarding expenses. 



A mixed flock of barnyard chickens should 

 not be considered for a moment, because it 

 is impossible to select any rations suited to 

 varied constitutional demands. Brahmas 

 and all the heavy birds will make internal 

 fat, retarding egg production, on rations that 

 would merely keep Leghorns in good condi- 

 tion. This is one of the main reasons why 

 ordinary farmers declare that chickens don't 

 pay, while poultrymen state that they are 

 the most profitable stock. 



Wyandotte hens between one and two 

 years old, of good market quality, can be 

 bought for a dollar each ; and as you want 

 the eggs this first season principally for hatch- 



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