48 $4223.00 IN ONE YEAR 



These shipping boxes I make in three sizes — No. 1 for a single 

 bird, No. 2 for a trio, and No. 3 for a pen of five to elglit. The No. 1 

 size is ten inches wide, nineteen inches long and eighteen inches 

 high; No. 2 is fifteen inches wide, twenty-four inches long and 

 eighteen inches high; No. 3 is twenty inches wide, twenty-four inches 

 long and eighteen inches high. The ends and bottom should be made 

 out of white pine or poplar, and the sides out of extra heavy and 

 extra strong strawboard. The slats across the top are two inches 

 wide and should be put on about two inches apart. These boxes can 

 be bought with bottom and ends cleated ready to nail together, 

 including slats and heavy cardboard sides, at thirty cents for size 

 No. 1, thirty-five cents for size No. 2, and forty cents for size No. 3. 



During the warm Summer and Fall months the fowls should be 

 provided with water in transit. This is done by fastening a tin can 

 to the inside of the box. In the cooler days of the Fall and Winter 

 the water will not be necessary if the birds will be delivered within 

 two or three days. A good substitute for water is to place a few 

 apples in the box with them and thus eliminate the danger of birds 

 having wet straw in their box by the water splashing from their 

 drinking can. Where the birds are on the way for over the third 

 day they should be provided with water. In the Fall of the year as 

 the weather becomes colder it is a good plan to tack muslin on the 

 top of the box to prevent them from getting their combs frosted or 

 getting in a draft at some transfer point. A space about two inches 

 wide should be left for the express company to water them. 



Birds Need Extra Care in November 



In most sections November brings the cold rains and rough 

 weather, and in fact in some sections the Winter is well on the way. 

 Many breeders are careless about their stock at this season, and 

 apparently do not take better care of their birds than the farmer 

 who allows them to seek shelter on the south side of a barbed wire 

 fence. The cockerels should be placed in their Winter quarters before 

 the weather gets too rough, but of course they can be allowed to 

 run during the fine days. The changes are sudden at this season of 

 the year, so it is a good plan to add a little tonic to their drinking 

 water. There are several good kinds on the market. 



The snow generally arrives before December is very old, and it is 

 time that the birds are now confined to their Winter quarters per- 

 manently. Fall sales have materially reduced the surplus stock, so 

 the Winter quarters are not so badly crowded as was anticipated. 

 The early shows are now at hand, and it is time the exhibition stock 

 is conditioned for the show room. 



