which will make removal to a farm profitable. They can 

 work intelligently and securely (if they are cramped for 

 room), with either the back-yard, the garret or the barn ar- 

 rangement, give the business a thorough test and then move 

 to a farm if their ambition leads them to make the profit 

 which thousands of pairs of breeders earn. 



HOW TO FEED. 



The feed consists of red wheat, cracked corn, kaffir corn, 

 Canada peas, hempseed, oyster shells and salt, all cheap and 

 easily obtained. No other food is given. No sloppy food is 

 given and there is no mechanical preparation of the food. 

 The diet does not vary from one end of the year to the other, 

 with this exception, that in winter you allow two parts of 

 corn to one of wheat — in summer one part of corn to two 

 of wheat. A summary of the food follows : 



1. Red Wheat. This may be procured anywhere at a 

 cost of from $1.30 to $1.50 per 100 pounds. (Do not feed 

 white wheat, it will cause diarrhoea.) 



2. Cracked Com. This costs from 95 cents to $1.10 per 

 100 pounds. (Do not feed the whole corn. It is hard to 

 digest and is especially unsuited to young stock, making 

 hard labor for their crops.) 



3. Kaffir Corn, or Egyptian Wheat. This is procurable 

 anywhere. It is grown principally in the South and West, 

 the largest supply coming from Kansas. It costs from $1.15 

 to $1.50 for 100 pounds. It will grow in localities where 

 there is little or no rain. Pigeons come to the hand fast for 



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