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in artificial brooding Regulation of temperature in brooders, 

 280 Period of artificial brooding Protection from enemies, 

 282 Protection from parasites, 283 Growth the test of the 

 work of the grower Rate of growth, 284 Separation of sexes 

 while growing Separation according to age and size, 287 

 Disturbances to be avoided, 288 



XVI. EGG PRODUCTION 289 



Egg production distinguished from reproduction Reproductive 

 organs of the female, 289 Laying normally follows completion 

 of growth, 290 Causes of retarded laying, 291 Conditions of 

 egg production, 293 Duration of laying periods, 297 Molting 

 and egg production Variability of egg yields, 298 Selection 

 of stock for laying, 299 Effect of age on production, 300 



XVII. FINISHING POULTRY FOR THE TABLE 301 



Fattening a finishing process Common practice, 301 Simple 

 methods of fattening, 302 Causes of failure in finishing by 

 ordinary methods, 305 Special fattening plants using ordinary 

 methods, 306 Special finishing methods Crate feeding, 307 



Cramming, 308 Caponizing, 309 



XVIII. PREPARATION OF POULTRY PRODUCTS FOR MARKET . 311 



Dressed poultry Fasting Killing, 311 Wringing the neck 



Cutting off the head, 312 Sticking, 313 Scalding, 314 

 Dry picking, 316 Scalding and dry picking compared Market 

 requirements as to picking, 318 Importance of proper cooling, 

 319 Shaping Grading, 320 Packing, 321 Standard sizes 

 of boxes, 322 Feathers Shipping live poultry Sorting and 

 grading, 324 Eggs Cleaning eggs, 325 Sorting eggs for 

 color Grading eggs for size, 326 Egg cases and boxes, 327 



XIX. MARKETING POULTRY PRODUCTS 329 



Poultry keepers and middlemen, 329 Collection and distribu- 

 tion of poultry products Eggs, 330 Live poultry Dressed 

 poultry Relative advantages of selling poultry alive and dressed, 

 333 _ Feathers, 334 Manure Cooperative selling of poultry 

 products, 335 



XX. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND VICE . 337 

 Hygiene and sanitation, 337 Causes of disease Constitutional 

 causes of disease Dietetic causes of disease, 338 Environ- 

 mental causes of disease Contagious diseases Symptoms of 

 disease, 339 Special symptoms plain to ordinary observation 

 General treatment of disease, 340 Injuries Internal parasites, 

 341 External parasites Vices, 342 



