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Whitb_y, Ont., in 1000, were fattened 131 chickens, 

 which cost 55.8 cents per pair. The feed was valued 

 at $1.20 per lOO pounds for ground oats and fifteen 

 cents per 100 pounds for skimmilk. At these rates the 

 feed cost 22.2 cents a pair; the cost of shipping cases 

 2.3 cents a pair, ocean freight and cartage 7.8 cents a 

 pair, selling commission six cents a pair, express charges 

 in Canada from the shipping point to the seaboard 



Fig. 21 — FATTENING CRATES AGAINST A TIGHT FENCE 

 WITH ROUGH BOARD SHELTER 



3.6 cents a pair. The whole cost was 97.6 cents a pair, 

 and these were sold in Manchester for $1.28, leaving 

 thirty cents a pair for the labor and profit. 



The fattening coops are made of frame and slats 

 in a simple manner as shown by the illustrations. Fig- 

 ures 18, 19, 20 and 21. A coop for twelve birds is six 

 feet long, fifteen inches square and nineteen inches 

 high. These are kept on stands as illustrated, being 

 placed in sheds or outdoors in a sheltered place. The 



