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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. 
