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tions, and were never led into side issues but gave their 

 entire thought and attention to the development' of a 

 great layer, realizing that if this was to be accom- 

 plished everything except an egg must be considered 

 a by-product, and disposed of along the line of least 

 resistance: in short carrying out the Scriptural in- 

 junction, " This one thing I do." This one thought 

 has been so successfully adhered to that the develop- 

 ment of The Corning Egg Farm in five years has been 

 remarkable in its production of the greatest laying 

 type of hen yet produced, the Corning Strain Single 

 Comb White Leghorn, placing the Farm head and 

 shoulders above any other Egg Farm anywhere in the 

 Country. 



Egg Farming is profitable not only when carried on 

 in a large way, but, to the suburban dweller, a small 

 number of hens in the back yard is a profitable in- 

 vestment, and the system, as worked out on The Corn- 

 ing Egg Farm, succeeds with a few hens, and enables 

 the owner of a small plot of land to always have sani- 

 tary, fresh eggs, to reduce his grocery bills, and ma- 

 terially increase the pleasure of suburban life. 



Corning Method in Small Flocks 



Two illustrations of the working out of the Corn- 

 ing Method in a small way would doubtless be of 

 interest. While it is true that the i6 feet wide House 

 is the most desirable from all standpoints, the length 

 of the house may be anything from 20 feet to 200 



