<>0 NATURE AND ITS 



-coops all over the plant, depending 1 on how many chicks 

 you are going to raise. 



They are the best coop on the market in this line, and 

 are worth twice what they cost, if you want good, large, 

 healthy pullets to lay, and want to win in the shows. They 

 are rat, cat, mink and water proof. 



They should be made of No. 2 pine flooring, and will 

 last for years. They weigh about two hundred pounds, and 

 can be shipped from St. Charles to almost any point within 

 one thousand miles for one dollar. We can ship them from 

 here in knocked down condition, with the different sections 

 put together. 



We sell these coops complete for $15.00, ready to ship. 

 On orders for half a dozen we will pay the freight anywhere 

 in the United States. 



These coops were invented and made on our ranch by 

 John M. Sontag. 



The blue prints show the construction of the coops, and 

 any one can make them for themselves. The cost will be 

 about the same as if ordered from us direct. 



The Best Poultry for Market, for Meat and for Eggs. 



After twenty-five years of practical experience I have 

 found the best poultry for market, meat and eggs at any 

 age from six weeks to two years to be as follows: 



The best layers on record are the Black China Lang- 

 shans. I have tried over seventy-five of the best breeds 

 known. If you want eggs when it is twenty below zero, 

 you can have them if you keep Black Langshans and have 

 the egg laying strain. Not all the breeders have this strain 

 and it is a matter of years and experience to breed them for 

 laying. I have Langshans that averaged 209 eggs each per 

 year and I breed from them only. I have also two pullets 

 that have won the worlds record in the show room. They 

 are winners as well as layers. I breed for both. 



