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plant must come in for a big share of consideration. 

 The equipment is the "tools" with which the 

 work is carried on, and upon the careful selec- 

 tion and installation of equipment depends the 

 facilities for doing the work with the least burden 

 and inconvenience. 



There are many devices which can be done away 

 with, not being absolutely necessary to keep poultry 

 successfully, but on the other hand there are labor 

 saving devices which save both time and work, and 

 incidentally increase the pleasure of taking care of 

 the flock. Among these are the various kinds of 

 drinking fountains, automatic feed hoppers, nest 

 boxes, feed troughs, grit and shell boxes, lice kill- 

 ing machines, automatic exercisers, lice proof roost 

 supports, etc. 



Every year there are new poultry appliances put 

 upon the market. Some of them have real merit, 

 while others are only a luxury, and absolutely 

 unnecessary. Beginners should be careful what 

 they buy along this line, for much money can be 

 wasted on useless devices. It pays to buy equip- 

 ment which saves time and labor, as it is just as 

 important to be up to the times in the poultry busi- 

 ness as any other line. The question of how much 

 a beginner can afford to invest enters into the ques- 

 tion of what equipment to buy, but I would advise 

 stretching a point to buy something durable and 

 reliable. 



