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ability in this work there should be developed business 

 habits and enterprise quite as valuable as that gained in 

 other life experiences. 



Both poultry raising and gardening have become highly 

 developed industries in many localities. This is especially 

 true in the vicinity of cities that afford good markets. In 

 both fields of effort capital, executive ability, and a clear 

 understanding of the conditions and details of the business, 

 are necessary to success. The value of the egg production 



FIG. 95. Feeding the flock. 



in the United States amounts to millions of dollars annually. 

 This seemingly negligible source of national wealth is an item 

 of importance in the cost of living and in the wholesomeness 

 of diet. 



A chicken when hatched has bone and muscle, beak and 

 claws, skin and feathers, eyes and internal organs. All 

 these have been developed from the material stored within 

 the shell as food for the life germ or embryo. The more 

 one considers it the more wonderful this seems. The white 

 of the egg is largely albumen and water, and the yolk con- 

 tains much albumen. This albumen is one of the important 

 substances in the class of foods known as proteins. It hardens 



