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Qontents 



CHAPTER I 



Profits in Poultry 



Not a quick-get-rich scheme — Where figures 

 lie — What it costs to keep a hen — Conserva- 

 tive and actual profits — Starting in the poul- 

 try business. 



CHAPTER II 



■Care of Poultry 20 



Cost of producing eggs — A laying competi- 

 tion — The sex of eggs — Selecting best layers 

 — An amateur's experience — Forcing the 

 molt — Care of poultry manure — Best size of 

 flocks. 



CHAPTER III 

 Where to Keep Fowls 46 



Buildings of many kinds — Arranging the in- 

 terior — Yards and fences — Nests and appli- 

 ances — A well-arranged poultry farm. 



CHAPTER IV 

 ^Breeds and Breeding 82 



Principles of correct mating — Pure-bred 

 poultry on the farm — Crossing pure breeds — 

 Serviceable cross-bred chickens — Breeds anr" 

 varieties of poultry 



