Contents xvii 
CHAPTER XXI 
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Jupeine Pouttry ‘ ‘ - . 821-326 
How to estimate ‘the age of nouleey—Veung fowls — Old 
fowls. 
Methods of Judging Poultry . ‘ 321 
Comparative judging — Siorederd sadeding — Resta: cand 
for poultry. 
Detail Characters of Fowls . F 824 
Symmetry — Weight — Condition —_ Head Ganibies “Wat- 
tles and ear-lobes — Neck — Back — Breast — Body and Fluff 
Wings — Tail — Legs and toes. 
Questions ‘ 5 j i: 4 7 ‘ . 7 . e 826 
CHAPTER XXII 
Freepine Pouttry ‘. ‘ F : : ‘ : . 827-336 
Essentials of Feeding Poultice B i 327 
Grit and mineral matter Mane semana — Ce fois 
Preparation of grain — Nutritive ratio. 
Feeding Young Chickens . 828 
Frequency of feeding — Aariscin to fond Sorting uneven 
flocks — Exercise. 
Feeding for Egg Production . r : 330 
Feed a variety — Amount to feed = iGendidion of fowls — 
Mineral matter. 
Feeding for Meat Production ‘ : 333 
Feeding the fowls — Kind of fea Broilers _ Roasters _ 
Sample rations for poultry. 
Questions F 5 a 4 ‘ 3 ‘ 3 . ° 5 335 
CHAPTER XXIII 
CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY : . 887-348 
Improvement of fowls — Incubation — = Naucal inoubation 
— Artificial incubation — Brooders. 
Poultry Houses ‘ ‘ 2 340 
Location of tase —_ Size _ Culony bees _— oe ‘ound — 
Scratching-shed — Windows — Floors — Interior fixtures — 
Labor-saving appliances — Yards, parks, and ranges. 
Questions : F : ; F : . : ‘ : 347 
