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given a family liver pill, and in a week's time there 

 is a change for the better or worse if worse, off goes 

 the head. 



The veteran is particular about cleanliness ; he 

 avoids overcrowding; he does not believe in close, 

 light-fitting houses ; he feeds only the purest of food. 



Fowls cannot stand drafts any more than can 

 human beings, but they want fresh air. 



The beginner, with kindness in his soul, builds 

 an air-tight house, which is in reality more cold to 

 the fowls than thse open front houses. They may 

 be comfortable at night, but during the daytime, if 

 the fowls are not left outdoors, they will stand about 

 the pen inactive, and suffer more than if compelled 

 to scratch. They need the fresh air and the light. 



Exercise and the proper food are the keynotes of 

 success. It is natural for a hen to be busy, and it is 

 safe to say that the idle hen is not a well one. Keep 

 them in good health, being careful that they do not 

 get such food as will overfatten, and they will keep 

 busy, and it is the busy hen that pays her board and 

 leaves a neat profit for her owner. 



It will pay to whitewash the interior of every 

 pen both spring and fall. It is the only way to sweeten 

 the place and keep down vermin. 



And here, too, is another point. There can be 

 no health where lice are allowed to thrive. With all 

 precaution it is not always possible to keep a house 

 entirely free from these pests, but by strict cleanli- 

 ness it is possible to keep them down to such small 

 numbers that they can do no particular damage. We 

 rot only clean up the manure daily, and whitewash 

 (Continued on page 195) 



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