68 $4223.00 PROFIT IN ONE YEAR 



we are making preparations for winter. All the buildings 

 should be put in good repair for the rough weather to come. 



NOVEMBER 



In most sections November brings the cold rains and 

 rough weather, and in fact in some sections the winter is well 

 on the way. Many breeders are careless about their stock at 

 this season, and apparently do not take better care of their 

 birds than the farmer who allows them to seek shelter on the 

 south side of a barbed wire fence. The cockerels should be 

 placed in their winter quarters before the weather gets too 

 rough, but of course they can be allowed to run during the 

 fine days. The changes are sudden at this season of the year, 

 so it is a good plan to add a little tonic to their drinking 

 water. There are several good kinds on the market. 



WINTER 



The snow generally arrives before December is very old, 

 and it is time that the birds are now confined to their winter 

 quarters permanently. Fall sales have materially reduced 

 the surplus stock, so the winter quarters are not so badly 

 crowded as was anticipated. The early shows are now at 

 hand, and it is time the exhibition stock is conditioned for 

 the show room. 



There is a great contrast in the work it takes to con- 

 dition different breeds. White fowls have to be washed, 

 which is a lot of work in contrast with the easy manner in 

 which a colored bird is prepared for exhibition. To condi- 

 tion them, all that is necessary is to wash off the feet and 

 shanks in water, sponge off the comb, face and wattles with 

 alcohol, and then apply a mixture composed of two parts of 

 alcohol, one part of glycerine, and three drops of sassafras 

 and five drops of sweet oil to each teaspoonful of mixture. 



