ILLUSTRATIONS 



PACING PAGE 



A Sturdy Pair of Plymouth Rocks 117 



The Head Herdsman 124 



Single and Double Brooder House 145 



Interior of Sectional Brooder House, One Hundred Feet Long, 



heated by Hot Water, used on Large Broiler Plants . 160 



Father of his Flock 166 



Launcelot and his Perturbed Spouse 172 



Launcelot Gobbo the Wonderful 181 



The Right Sort of Pool for Ducks . . . . . .188 



Gathering Dandelion Salad 193 



One of our Pets 197 



Brooder Yards 204 



Feeding Going to Pasture 208 



Colonizing Plan 213 



Pheasant Enclosure 220 



Ring-neck Pheasant 229 



Useful Coops for Hens and Chicks (Rough Shelters for keep- 

 ing off Noon-day Sun later in the Season) . . . 236 

 The Fox Terrier that came to Visit Tabitha . . 246 

 Argent Splendor (a Superb Specimen of his Kind) Kliner . 252 

 Mowing down a Weedy Patch for Bedding .... 261 



A Pretty Corner near the House 268 



The Beehives in August 277 



Vegetables for Dinner 284 



October 289 



Twelve-dozen Egg Box 293 



Breeding House for Hens ....... 300 



The Pigeon Yard 304 



Pleasure and Business 312 



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