THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



into a subdued light for about a week before 

 moving into the full light of a south window. 



NOVEMBER 



Poultry. Winter eggs represent the major 

 profits in poultry farming, so every effort 

 should be made to insure a goodly supply. Sup- 

 posing that the house is dry and draught-proof, 

 the birds in good healthy condition, nothing re- 

 mains but care and food. Hens will soon be- 

 come debilitated and out of condition when shut 

 up in winter quarters, if worried by vermin, 

 and the bright fall days are just the time to 

 wage war on the several species which seem 

 specially created to torture feathered creatures. 

 It is not an interesting subject, and I should 

 like to skip it, but the unwary amateur must be 

 cautioned. 



Suffice it to say that there are two dis- 

 tinct classes of these pests: one which lives 

 on the birds themselves, the others habitants of 

 the fixtures and walls. Both must be attacked 



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