THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



every fine day. Be generous with fodder for 

 young stock. So much of their feed is con- 

 sumed to keep up bodily heat. 



Poultry. If you are going to start new 

 flocks of turkeys, geese, guineas, or pigeons, 

 don't delay getting the birds, or they won't have 

 time to be settled in their new quarters before 

 laying time. 



Incubators should be started now. Remem- 

 ber, the machine must stand perfectly level, 

 and in a cellar or room where there is the 

 least possible fluctuation of temperature. Set 

 up and regulate the machine according to the 

 maker's instructions and run it for forty-eight 

 hours to be quite sure that the regulator is prop- 

 erly adjusted, before putting in the eggs. 

 Gather eggs intended for hatching several 

 times a day, to prevent their being chilled. 

 Keep in an even temperature, small end down- 

 wards, in a shallow box of bran. Use before 

 they are a week old. 



If the eggs are sent for from a long dis- 

 tance, let them stand twenty-four hours before 



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