THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



Poultry. Old hens will be getting broody. 

 Set all you can, even if you are going to use an 

 incubator, for they are the best foster-mothers 

 for turkeys, geese and ducks, and the eight or 

 nine weeks which are occupied by hatching and 

 brooding give the hens a thorough rest, which 

 renews their vigor for egg production. Of late 

 years eggs have been worth nearly as much in 

 June and July as in November and December. 



Have the brooders for motherless babies 

 cleaned and whitewashed for each new lot of 

 chicks that are to be put into them. The tem- 

 perature should be 95 degrees for the first week ; 

 98 to 100 won't hurt on cold nights, but let in 

 plenty of fresh air during the sunny hours of 

 the day. Encourage the little ones to scratch 

 by putting fresh sweepings from the hay-mow 

 into the playroom every day. 



Don't risk open drinking dishes. THey 

 nearly always cause trouble. If the chicks 

 don't actually get drowned, they are sure to get 

 wet and chilled, and a chilled chick is a sick 

 chick. 



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