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and same distance apart in the rows. The hens would be in the south 

 yards when the fruit was ripe, so there would be no bother in that 

 way. Trees in house lot are shade trees. 



MANAGEMENT OP POULTRY. 



I have provided laying houses for one thousand hens to be kept 

 on this place, each fall five hundred of the best pullets to be kept to 

 replace the five hundred old hens sold that have poorest records. 



I would trap nest the hens every day in the year, for three rea- 

 sons: (1) To weed out the nonlayers; (2) to be able to know posi- 

 tively which hens are best to put in breeding pen and thereby in- 

 crease the average egg yield of flock; (3) to have record of individuals 

 to use as advertisement in selling breeding stock at advanced prices. 



I would put hens in breeding pens in December, so that the eggs 

 could be saved to set incubators in January. I would set the five in- 

 eubators four times during the year, to hatch in February, March, 

 April and May. Chicks hatched during these months make a rapid 

 growth, and by fall all pullets are in good condition to go in laying 

 houses. 



I allowed four thousand eggs for setting purposes, and only 

 figured on raising two thousand, so the incubators, brooder house 

 and colony houses planned on could accommodate this number nicely 

 in four months. 



It is best to keep but one breed of chickens, and for a farm of 

 this kind would prefer White Leghorns, as they have here proven to 

 be great layers, nonsetters, make broilers early and are good hustlers, 

 thereby getting sufficient exercise to be in fine condition. I would 

 make a constant study of balanced rations for my flock from the time 

 they were hatched until they were sold, either as a broiler, breeder or 

 a crate-fattened old hen. Bulletins issued by the government and 

 various state agricultural schools give valuable information along 

 this line. 



First and last, I would keep .everything clean incubators, brood- 

 ers, all houses, runs, yards, watering and feed troughs, etc., every- 

 thing in any way connected with the business. 



SUGGESTIONS. 



I would buy a reliable make of incubator and would follow manu- 

 facturer's directions implicitly. 



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