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POULTRY 



For bleeding from the comb, wash with cold water, and 

 coat the comb with vaseline to keep away the rest of 

 the flock. Egg-eating trouble is due to thin shells, in- 

 sufficient or improper nests, and lack of nest eggs in all 

 nests. Feed cracked oyster shells and collect eggs fre- 

 quently. 



324. Raising Chickens. One reason why chicken raising 

 as a regular part of a pupil's school work is so intensely 



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interesting lies in the fact that chickens grow rapidly and 

 mature early. They respond quickly to good or bad 

 treatment. A boy can readily see the results of his care 

 and foresight, on the one hand, or of his indifference and 

 neglect, on the other. If a boy is successful in making 

 money out of his flock, he can, perhaps, make money out 

 of horses, cattle, corn or wheat when, as a man, he as- 

 sumes charge of a farm. 



Starting in the beginning, the first point of importance 

 is to have, if possible, a pure-bred male bird at the head 



