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BRIGGS' SYSTEM OF 



a yarded plant, for much filth is bound to accumulate dur- 

 ing the winter close in front of your houses, and your 

 hens constantly scratching in this is apt to sicken them. 

 Air slack lime should be sown in these runs several times 

 during the summer, say once every two months, and also 

 on the roosts lightly once a week. This is for yarded 

 plants only, for on a free range you do not have these 

 things to contend with. 



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