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The "back yard" breeder can make a living — and a good living 

 from his birds. He won't make thousands of dollars yearly on a few 

 square feet of land, as one notorious faker claimed to have done, 

 unless, like that unsavory person, he pitches Truth overboard and, 

 through misleading advertisements, beguiles the credulous into paying 

 enormous prices for third-rate stock and eggs. 



But there is a multitude of breeders today who are making 

 plenty of money, and making It legitimately, in city and village. 

 And the secret of this is to breed Intensively, from first class stock 

 of a single variety. Such breeders may not raise many birds, but 

 they can raise good ones and get good prices; and as their expenses 

 are low their profits will be high. 



But town lot breeding is not easy work. To properly care for 

 two hundred birds under such conditions requires more downright 

 labor than would the care of a thousand on free range. 



Birds in constant confinement must have constant attention. 

 Green food, animal food, grit, lime, charcoal, dust baths and pure, 

 fresh water must be supplied. Houses must be kept clean, snug and 

 dry. Vermin must be held in check. On free range much of this 

 labor and expense is unnecessary. ' 



But remember: Fowls on free range never pay as much per head 

 as they do in confinement. The reason is that free range birds are 

 often left to hustle for themselves; and while they may be healthy 

 and vigorous they do not make as quick growth nor lay as many eggs 

 as restricted birds. 



Under absolutely "natural" conditions no hen would lay except 

 for reproduction. The native jungle fowl lays fewer eggs in a year 

 than a well-bred pullet lays in a single month. The "200 egg" hen is 



