THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



two feet wide, with sloping sides and a glass 

 cover, like a small hotbed, in fact; but we had 

 really nice, healthy, fragrant flowers from De- 

 cember until March for two years. 



Then the general enlargement of the farm 

 brought about, among other things, the re- 

 construction of the brooder house; for several 

 years' experience had convinced me that in- 

 dividual brooders were better and more eco- 

 nomical for the infant chicks than the con- 

 tinuous pipe system with which the house had 

 originally been fitted. This alteration threw 

 the heating apparatus of a twenty-five- foot 

 house out of commission, so the idea of a con- 

 servatory immediately suggested itself for 

 consideration, and was quickly carried out, 

 though I suppose " glass shed," and not " con- 

 servatory," is the term for the building we 

 erected. 



The stove and boiler were already stationed 

 in a dug-out compartment between the brooder 

 and feed houses, which ran from east to west, 

 facing south. To minimize cost, we concluded 



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