82 T^^NTY LESSONS ON POULTRY KEEPING 



It will be found that the work of poiiltry house and yard 

 can be done much more easily and quickly if a little fore- 

 sight is used in the location of the buildings. They should be 

 so situated as to be convenient to the other farm buildings 

 and to each other. It is a good plan, also, to have in the poul- 

 try house bins which will hold a large amount of feed so that 

 it will not be necessary to go to the barn for feed a couple 

 of times a day. It is attention ti> details such as these that 

 distingiTishes the good Inisiness man from the poor one, 

 and the thrifty farmer from one that is shiftless. 



EJ'^VJEW 



1. \Vliicli is better, a provciitative or a cure? \Miy? 



2. Tell all you can of roup. 



3. How would you treat canker? 



4. What are gapes and Low are they controlled? 



5. How can you control .scaly leg? 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is necessary to success in poultry? 



2. What is the final use of most poultry? 



3. Give a ration for small chicks. 



4. What is grit for ? 



5. Can fowls live without it? 



G. Give some jjoints which indicate that a fowl is not profitahle 

 for laying or Ijreeding purposes and sho\ild he sold on the 

 market. 



7. What results from hens stealing their nests? 



8. How often should eggs he sold? 



9. How do you candle eggs? 



10. What are the advantages of good nests? 



HOIIE WOPvK 

 Select two profitable and two unprofitable birds at home. 



