CONTENTS VII 



CHAPTER V 



PAGE 



Feeds and Feeding 119 



Feeding for eggs — Fattening poultry for 

 market — Composition of feeding stuffs. 



CHAPTER VI 



Hatching and Rearing the Natural Way 149 



Setting the hen — Brood coops for hen and 

 chicks — Care of newly hatched chicks — 

 Water for young chicks — Removing the hen. 



CHAPTER yn 



Artificial Incubation 166 



A bit of history — Setting the incubator — 

 Turning the eggs — Proper heat — Testing the 

 eggs — Moisture — Feeding incubator chicks — 

 The brooder — Handling brooder chicks — 

 Brooder houses — Homemade brooders. 



CHAPTER VIII 



Broilers, Capons and Roasters 206 



Best breeds — Philadelphia broilers — Capons 

 and caponizing — The soft roaster industry. 



CHAPTER IX 

 The Market End 224 



Fancy vs. utility — Storing eggs for winter — 

 Shipping live poultry — Dressing and ship- 

 ping poultry 



