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POULTRY 



quently turns her eggs is not for the benefit of the grow- 

 ing chicks, as it certainly happens to be, but for making 



her sitting posture more 

 comfortable. In winter, 

 however, when the weather 

 is yet very cold, a fairly 

 deep nest made of soft 

 meadow hay lined with 

 chaff is to be preferred to 

 a thin, shallow nest, espe- 

 cially if made of such poor 

 nesting material as ex- 

 celsior. 



Select from 9 to 15 good, 

 fertile eggs of uniform size 

 and from the same breed. 

 The greater number of 

 eggs may be set in late 

 spring. If you desire the pullets (females under a year) 

 to be laying eggs early in the season, it is necessary 

 to start hatching early in the spring. 



A SETTING OF EGGS. 



Eggs for breeding purposes should be 

 carefully selected. 



POULTRY FEED. 



In the lower part of the picture the ingredients are separated. From 

 left to right they are : grit, buckwheat, oats, cracked corn, sunflower 

 seed, and wheat. 



