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Leghorn, two years old, and eight cross of the same, 1 year 

 old, with one rooster, in my hennery on the 1st day of Jan'y, 

 1878. They had the range of my garden, with the exception 

 of about four and a half months, during the warmest weather. 

 All weeds from my garden were deposited within their enclos- 

 ure — in fact, they had grass or weeds every day during the 

 spring and summer, and during the winter I gave them two or 

 three times a week some green vegetables cut up, such as tur- 

 nips, beets, carrots, cabbages, &c. The sides of my hennery 

 and the nests are lined with coal-tar paper, and I have never 

 seen any vermin in the pens since I adopted this method. I 

 also put kerosene oil on the roosts as often as twice a month. 

 If any one will adopt this plan and keep the premises clean 

 and give plenty of fresh water and good food, there will be 

 but little danger of disease among their fowl. Below I give 

 the produce of these fifteen hens for one year with the cost of 

 keeping. The price of the eggs may appear a little high, but 

 as I used them in my own family, I have given the price at 

 what they were worth at retail for fresh eggs. 



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 Dressed poultry, 81 1-2 pounds 

 Added to stock, 17 hens at 75 cts., 



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