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INDEX 



Bone, fresh cut, 201 



value of products, 195 

 Boning fowl, 420 

 Bracing corner fence posts, 163 

 Brahma, origin of, 71 

 Bran for chicks, 359 

 Brassiness, cause of, 263 

 Bread, usage, 188 

 Breed, adaptation of, 100 



definition, 69 



shapes, 68 



Breeder, problems of, 223 

 Breeders, age of, 284 



care during growth, 289 



feed for, 286 



selection of, 282 

 Breeding, aim in, 223 



art of, 221 



color pattern, 260, 262 



complexity of, 221 



controlling factors, 226 



demand for, 99 



effect of environment on, 227 



for eggs, rules for, 252 



for meat, 258 



from pullets, 284 



fundamentals of, 225 



laws of, 229 



mass vs. individual, 281 



objects of, 245 



principles of, 221, 225, 245 



records, 454 



science of, 221 



stock, management of, 281, 291 

 Breeds, description of, 71 



number of, 66 

 Broiler, breeds for, 381 



classification of, 378 



cost of, 383 



defined, 278 



features of, 380 



management, 382 



possibilities of, 27 



prices, 383 



profits, 383 



raising, 377 



seasons, 379 



types, 379 

 Broilers, chapter on, 376-402 



dressing, 418 



undesirable, 445 



uniformity of, 382 

 Brooder, colony, 353 



gasoline, 354, 355 



houses, 348, 349 



portable, 352 



Brooder, preparation of, 356 



record, 460 



requirements, 356 



systems of heating, 365 

 Broodiness, indications of, 315 



natural function, 314 

 Brooding, artificial, 348-367 



coops for, 323 



deaths in, 363 



natural, 312, 322 



temperature, 357 

 Broody coops, 148, 151 



hen, care of, 274 

 Broom corn, 192 

 Buckwheat, composition of, 193 



value and usage, 191 

 Buildings, arrangement of, 53 



investment in, 60 

 Bulk, need of, 210 

 Bumble foot, 504 

 Business, adapting to location, 54 



poultry keeping as a, 22 



risks in, 34 



Cabbage, composition of, 200 



value and usage, 200 

 Caldron, location and usage, 206 

 Calomel, uses, 505 

 Candling, 438 



Cannibalism, prevention of, 364 

 Capacity of poultry houses, 108 

 Capital, adjustment of, 59 



amount required, 28 



classification of, 58 



defined, 58 

 Capon, advantages of, 390 



and cockerel compared, 401 



appearance, 400 



breeds suited for, 392 



definition of, 390 



farming, centres of, 19 



marketing, 399 



markets, 392 

 Caponizing, age for, 393 



instruments, 393 



operation, 395 



practice of, 400 



preparation for, 394 



profits from, 400 



slips, 398 



technique of, 396-397 



where to cut, 395 

 Capons, chapter on, 376-402 

 Carbohydrates, composition of, 172 



