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several birds at once, and these may be arranged in 
nests within a few feet of each other. With artificial 
or addled eggs you can keep a part of the hens upon 
their nests a few days, until three or four are ready. 
Then select eggs of as near equal age as possible and 
put them under the hens. If the hens, close together, 
are not set at the same time, there is danger when the 
first begins to hatch that her neighbors will hear the 
peep of the first chicks, and become uneasy, and perhaps 
forsake their nests. If all in the group of three or four 
nests are hatching at the same time, there is no trouble 
of this kind. Before putting the eggs into the nest, it 
is well to sprinkle a little snuff among the hay to guard 
against insects. If any of the eggs get fouled with the 
yolk of a broken egg before or after setting, the shells 
should: be carefully cleaned with tepid water, to secure 
their hatching. Two or three turkeys will sometimes 
lay in the same nest. This will not do any harm in the 
early part of the season, but they should be separated 
before setting, and only one bird allowed to the nest. 
This may be done by making nests near by and putting 
a porcelain or addled egg in each new nest. Turkeys 
are not apt to crowd on. to an occupied nest when a 
vacant one is close by. The group of hens that sit 
together, and bring off their young at the same time, 
will naturally feed and ramble together, and this will 
save a good deal of time in looking after them. The 
turkey is a close sitter, and will not leave her nest for 
several days at a time. Grain and water should be kept 
near the nests. 
FEEDING AND RAISING THE CHICKS, 
One of the secrets of successful poultry-raising is the 
art of feeding properly, not merely at regular inter- 
vals, but on the most suitable food, and keeping the 
