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had been the greatest mortality, but owing to some mishap in 

 connection with the incubation of the eggs, the work along this 

 line was not completed. It is hoped to carry out this detail at 

 a later date. 



As a practical remedy for the trouljle this poultr3anan has 

 had to contend with, it was suggested that all chicks be re- 

 moved to and raised upon an adjoining piece of ground suffi- 

 cienth" fertile to support vegetation, that would protect the 

 featherless and tender portions of the body from the heat of 

 the sun. 



During the past summer this suggestion has been complied 

 with, with the result, to quote the owner's own words, under 

 date of Oct. 4, 1907 : " That so far this season I have not had 

 a single case of sore head or feet, such as you know of, among 

 my chicks." 



At present a series of experiments is being carried on to de- 

 termine the effect of poisons, used in tree-spraying work, upon 

 animals consuming forage o;rown beneath the trees. 



