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INDEX 



R 



Rats, how to combat, 38 

 Roofs, best material for, 37 



Salt, use of, in mashes, 53, 



156 

 Scaly legs, remedy for, 144 

 Shade for ducks, 121 



how to provide, 152 

 Spray pumps, use of, 96 

 Silicate of soda for preserv- 

 ing eggs, 129 

 Sitting hens, use of in con- 

 nection with incubators, 

 61 

 care of,. 63 



in the laying house, 64 

 Strain, importance of, 4, 14 



Vices 



egg eating, how to prevent, 



143 

 feather eating, cause of, 



143 



W 



Washing show birds, in 

 Water for chicks, 76 

 glass for preserving eggs, 



129 

 in winter, 96 

 patent fountains for, 98 

 Weights of different breeds, 



22 

 Windows, importance of low, 

 27 

 in roof, 34 



Testing eggs, methods of, 69 

 Thermometers, need of test- 

 ing, 67 



Yards, for ducklings, 118 

 not necessary, 7 

 fling. 99. 153 



