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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



I'AliE 



Instructions for Making and Using The Ideal Trap Nest 12-40 



The Ideal Trap Nest . 12 



Ventilation . . .14 



To Make the Attachment . 14 



To put on the Attachment 15 



To Operate 17 



CHAPTER II. 



First Experiences 18 



Number of Nests Required 19 



The Location of the Nests in the Poultry House 21 



The Best Location 22 



Eggs Laid Outside the Nests . 24 



CHAPTER III. 



The Best Style of Nest to Use ... 28 



One or Two Compartments; Which? . . 30 

 The Care of the Nests . .31 



Collecting Eggs .. . . 32 



Record Keeping . . . 35 



Using the Nests Open . . 38 

 Brief Pointers . . ... 39 



CHAPTER IV. 



Trap Nests vs. Observation . . 41 



Culling for profit . ... .44 



CHAPTER V. 



Controlling the Brooding Habit . 53 



Breaking Broody Hens 55 



Is Broodiness Opposed to Profitable Egg Production ? . 57 



Can a Hen Lay Two Eggs in one Day? .... .59 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Fertility . . .62 

 How Soon after Mating will Fertility become Established, and How- 

 Long will Fertility Continue after Mating has Ceased? The 

 Question Answered . . . . . 65 

 Causes of Failure with Incubators 66 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Brown Egg. Origin of the Brown Egg Fad . 67 



What the Trap Nest Says . . 68 

 Size of the Egg ..... ...... 70 



Explanation of the Terms "Litter" and "Clutch" . . . .71 



