S8 A POULTRY COMPENDIUM. 



large flocks do not do well, and that therefore the fowls 

 must be separated into small flocks and scattered over 

 the grounds. This can be done in three ways : 



1. By building a large fowl-house and having runs 

 close to each other, extending out in different directions. 

 The fowls are under one roof, and the attendant can 

 care for them more easily, having to traverse less ground 

 in taking care of them. The objection to this plan is 

 that the fowls are brought together in so large numbers 

 that, although they are separated into small flocks, they 

 do not do well. 



2. The fowls may have separate houses with runs 

 attached, each house containing but one small flock, and 

 the houses well apart. The objection to this is the 

 amount of the original outlay. 



3. This is the plan advocated by H. H. Stoddard 

 in his Egg Farm, a monograph upon this topic. His 

 plan is to have the houses separated, painted different 

 colors, so that the fowls can readily distinguish their 

 own, and making " the mutual antagonisms of neighbor- 

 ing flocks take the place of yard fences, just as among 

 wild jungle fowls." The advantages of this plan are the 

 greater economy and the less outlay required. 



The person who attempts raising poultry on a large 

 scale must make that his business and manage it upon 

 business principles. His problem is the production of 

 marketable eggs, or marketable poultry, or both, at prices 

 which leave a good margin for profit. He does not care 

 for fine points iii plumage, exact markings, perfect combs, 

 ear-lobes of the precise standard shade, wattles rounded 

 to a hair's breadth. All these he leaves to the breeder 



