CONTENTS 
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I. MAKING A START 
Making a Start in the Poultry Business........ q 
The Farmer and His Plock................s005 12 
The City Man and His Back-yard Flock........ 15 
The Breeding Stock............. 0c cece cece eee 21 
The Choice of Breeds.............eeeeee Seb axatens 29 
II. PROPAGATION 
The Sitting Benes esac seanaavenwow vaya veawes 36 
Care of the Incubator............ cece eee ee eee 42 
Care of the Brooder..........cccesccccsceacees 49 
Care of the Baby Chicks..................0-04- 57 
Feeding the Baby Chicks...................05. 61 
III. EGG PRODUCTION 
The Laying Hens..............0eeeeees = Ran 71 
Bad -Habttscntisuces erties edge a seanenes ea rts 82 
Making the Pullets Lay in Fall and Winter... . 85 
Age of Fowls for Most Profitable Egg Production. 87 
IV. ACCESSORIES AND APPLIANCES 
The Trap-nesta sierra siacvanea a4 saa eeawee cannes 95 
Feeding Troughs and Hoppers...... PET ssa sodoe 99 
Different Kinds of Nests...........0c%ceeeeeeees 101 
Home-made Incubators, Plans, Specifications, etc. 104 
Home-made Brooders, Plans, Specifications, etc.. 116 
