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highly desirable to have as large a part of the yards 

 as possible in permanent grass, especially if there 

 is a considerable amount of clover in the mixture. 

 It is not desirable to select drift sand which will 

 not grow anything, because the droppings will be 

 lost and thus a source of income wasted. 



Land worth $loo or more for dairying or grazing 

 might be positively detrimental to poultry. The 

 ordinary loamy soil, if well drained, is, as a rule, 

 excellent for poultry, because it usually contains 

 sufficient plant food to produce good crops. The 

 natural lay of the land is of small consequence, as 

 good results can be secured no matter which direc- 

 tion the land slopes, provided other factors are 

 made favorable. The northern slope, of course, is 

 not as desirable as a southern one, but where one 

 has a northern and not a southern slope he must 

 make the best of it. One way to do this is to 

 protect the houses and yards by windbreaks. It 

 is not desirable to have poultry run in timber land, 

 because the droppings all go to waste. Orchards 

 and plantations of raspberries, currants, gooseber- 

 ries, etc., are far better, because the manure can be 

 utilized in the fruit production and the trees and 

 bushes made to furnish shade. Crops can also be 

 grown between the trees and bushes and thus the 

 fowls supplied with green food. 



Always the site on which a poultry house or yard 

 is located should be thoroughly well drained, either 

 naturally or artificially. The water should flow 

 away from the building, preferably through, not 

 over, the land. There should not be standing water 

 anywhere around the poultry yard, because this is 

 sure to become a source of pollution. The operator 

 is sure to have difficulty in working if the drainage 



