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PPOFITABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION' 



the idea that he can cure his fowls by fussing and 

 drugging. The result invariably is a larger and 

 larger number of cases to treat, and a smaller and 

 smaller balance in the ledger. 



For this reason special emphasis is laid through- 

 out this volume, and more particularly in this chap- 

 ter, upon conditions which make for health. Only 



4^ h.Smm'., 



CANVAS-COVERED PULLET SHELTER 



Two shoe boxes nailed together and provided with two 

 roosts each. Canvas makes shade for sunny days. 



sufficient hints are given to enable the poultryman 

 to identify some of the common ailments and to 

 ferret out through this identification the bad prac- 

 tice that has produced the trouble. In a general 

 way, it may be said that sick fowls should be re- 

 moved from the balance of the flock and nursed 

 rather than drugged, but whether it will pay in the 

 Jong run to do even this will depend upon the value 



