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road dirt should be spread under the roosts once or twice 

 a week. This will help to make valuable compost. 



Losses in the poultry yard are heavy enough in many 

 cases to wipe out all possible profits. Chicken raisers who 

 mean business will give intelligent care to their stock at 

 all ages and in all seasons. The most common mistake is 

 that of allowing young birds to run about on wet ground. 



Perhaps the reader has noticed that deaths are most 

 frequent immediately after rain storms. Nearly all such 

 fatalities are due to young chickens becoming chilled on 

 wet ground. They are as sensitive as children, and are 

 attacked with a variety of ailments in much the same way, 

 if not kept dry and comfortable. 



In rainy weather see that the young flocks are kept in 

 snug pens or houses where the floors can not become 

 damp. Some warming foods are desirable. This kind of 

 care is good for matured fowls, also. While houses need 

 to be clean and warm, they must be ventilated. Do not 

 allow drafts to hit the fowls. Ventilators should not be 

 over the roosts. It is safest to have them low in the walls 

 and some distance from the roosts. 



For real success and money-making from the flock, it 

 is necessary to keep a close watch; to provide all com- 

 forts ; to prevent disease by never allowing filth to accu- 

 mulate; to keep the fowls busy, hence happy; to not 

 overcrowd, and to give an everyday careful oversight. 

 The comforts mean the right rations in plentiful supply, 

 good housing, grit, charcoal and clean water. 



To the man who wishes to enter the poultry business 

 at a small expense, I would advise stocking with a dozen 

 hens of some good breed. It is well not to try to do 

 much until the beginner has learned how to make a small 

 flock pay. I find it profitable to market eggs where they 

 must be guaranteed fresh, working up a good trade for 

 the produce at a fair price. 



