TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Chapter Page 
I The Poultry Business ‘ < : 1 
Il A Little Personal History P 12 
III Qualifications Necessary to Success : 21 
IV Selection of the Location for a Poultry Plant 28 
V Starting and Capital ; ‘ : : 35 
VI Poultry Houses Recommended , ‘ 43 
VII Breeding and Hatching . 4 : 3 71 
VIII Incubating. : ; ; : 76 
IX Pointers on Hen Hatching é ; , 85 
X Feeding Chickens of Various Ages P 89 
XI Fattening Broilers and Old Hens. P 101 
XII Water F ‘ : ‘ ‘ ‘ 3 105 
XIII Marketing the Eggs 4 z A : 108 
XIV Home Made Cases . ‘ , 119 
XV _ Storing Surplus Eggs * c 124 
XVI Tests for Fresh and Stale Eyes - 129 
XVII Marketing of Broilers : : F j 131 
XVIII Selling Off Old Hens ‘ 3 z 135 
XIX Wire Runs and Delivery Crates ‘ ; 138 
XX Cost of Egg Production 3 3 ; 140 
XXI Characteristics of Breeds F F : 142 
XXII Breeds and Weights of Fowls j . 144 
XXIII Growing Own Feed ‘ ‘ 5‘ 7 145 
XXIV Common Diseases of Chickens 5 147 
XXV_ Routine Work in the Spring 152 
XXVI_ General Remarks : ‘ : 155 
XXVII Don’ts Learned from Experience , 165 
XXVIII Conclusion : . ? ; : 171 
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