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are hung from the ceihng where the birds are obliged to 

 jump to reach them. 



In cold weather the birds are allowed to run out but 

 little and then only during the middle of the day and in 

 yards with board protection on north. I sometimes give 

 them warm water early in the morning. The amount of 

 food fed varies according to condition of each pen. Ven- 

 tilation is important: I use openings at the top of the coop 

 and also at the bottom. 



Under the above ration and treatment, eight o'clock on 

 a twenty-below-zero morning will often find 75 per cent 

 of the birds on the nests doing their duty. Last February 

 I mated one pen and commenced saving eggs on the twen- 

 tieth. The first of March 1 sent 116 eggs to Minnesota. 

 These eggs were gathered twice a day for the temperature 

 was below zero all the time; 108 eggs were reported fertile. 

 The warmth of the coop is apparent from the fact that the 

 €ggs were not chilled. 



I might say that each year I cull very closely, keeping 

 only the best shaped young birds for layers and those of the 

 old ones that have proved layers as pullets. 



Vigilant care and kind treatment bring a high percentage 

 of eggs each day. 



A Laying Strain and Good Care are Necessary for Success — 

 Lice Spoil the Profits. 

 By Mrs. M. E. Ellison. 



In order to succeed in this work there are certain things 

 that must be right. First, the person that has the care ot 

 the fowls; second, the fowls; third, the houses; fourth, the 

 foods. To begin with, a person that does not love our 

 feathered friends had better find some other occupation, as 

 the birds very soon know who their friends are. 



. I do not think there is as much difference in the breeds 

 of fowls as in the strain. So be sure you have a laying 

 strain; one that has been bred that way. Get them hatched 

 early so they will be well matured and ready for business 

 before cold weather sets in. I ke^p Buff Rocks and Single 

 Comb Buff Leghorns and find that March and April hatched 



