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GARDEN YARD "'°'* 



One of the new systems, Philo's,* extensively 

 advertised, makes it possible for people with but 

 little room to keep a small flock. By this 

 system, the hens are always kept in confine- 

 ment; but with some extra care and proper 

 treatment they do well and yield great results; 

 which is in harmony with the modern theory of 

 intensive culture. 



The first thing to be decided is what kind of 

 poultry to keep. Chickens are the most popular 

 of the various domestic animals suitable for 

 the intensive farmer. Turkeys and guineas do 

 not thrive well in confinement and are difficult 

 to rear in a commercial way. Farmers who 

 have free range, especially if they are adjacent 

 to woodland, may do well with a few of these 

 less domesticated birds. On the other hand, 

 ducks and pigeons do even better than chickens 

 in confinement, but there is less demand for 

 the product. 



The first essential for success with poultry, 

 as with crops, is to secure good stock; the very 

 best possible. To buy fowls simply because 

 they are cheap is poor economy. Much better 

 buy well-bred stock at five dollars and upwards, 



* Note. — ^These systems mean small numbers together. A few 

 eggs in the incubator; a few chicks in a brooder; a few youngsters in 

 a colony coop; a few layers in a small house. The Philo poultry 

 plant covers 40 x 40 feet. 



