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Fig. 84 A Model Incubator; One of the Necessities for 



Profitable Poultry Growing 248 



Fig. 85 A Model Brooder. Where the Chickens are Kept 



After Being Taken From the Incubator . . 249 



Fig. 86 Poultry in the Asparagus Field 251 



Fig. 87 A Pigeon Loft 255 



Fig. 88 The Family Cow 258 



Fig. 89 The Family Horse 265 



Fig. 90 A Modern Apiary 267 



Fig. 91 January. After School and Before Chores 271 



Fig. 92 Pruning From the Top Down 273 



Fig. 93 February. Making Quick Work of the Wood-Pile 276 



Fig. 94 March. Sugaring Scene in Vermont 281 



Fig. 95 May. The Beginning of the Strawberry Crop ... 290 

 Fig. 96 July. Currants and Gooseberries Ripen This 



Month 297 



Fig. 97 September. Harvesting the Grape Crop 304 



Fig. 98 October. Sorting and Packing Apples 306 



Fig. 99 November. Raising Turkeys Almost a Lost Art . 312 



Fig. i oo December. A Christmas Tree 316 



