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or other trees. Two or three fruit trees such trees as will 

 do best in the particular soil and location in each yard 

 will furnish some revenue, as well as shade. Most varieties 

 of fruit do well in poultry yards. Prunes, apples and 

 cherries do exceptionally well. The droppings fertilize the 

 trees and the poultry aid materially in keeping in check cer- 

 tain of the fruit pests. Sour apples should be fed sparingly 

 to fowls. Sour varieties of apples should not be planted. 

 Where it is not desirable to plant trees, sunflower or corn 

 may be planted early in season in part of the yard, fenced 

 off temporarily. The sunflower is a rapid grower and 

 furnishes excellent shade. 



SUMMARY OF CHAPTERS IX AND X 



1. No one style of house is essential to a good egg yield. 



2. Good egg yields have been secured in long houses, and 

 in small, portable colony houses, but the highest records 

 have been made in the latter. 



3. On one point all experiments agree, that is, the neces- 

 sity of an abundant supply of fresh air. 



4. Even in the cold climates of Maine, Canada, and 

 Minnesota the cold fresh-air houses have given better re- 

 sults than warmly built houses. 



5. Fowls require shelter more than house shelter from 

 winds, rains and snow, rather than from cold. 



6. The open shed, or the open-front house, is the most 

 serviceable house that has yet been invented. "Without it 

 the poultry industry would have gone to the bad before 

 now. 



7. As to how much of the front should be open will de- 

 pend largely upon weather conditions. The opening may 

 be smaller in cold climates than in warm. Additional ven- 

 tilation should be given during summer. 



