14 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XVI 



Page 



Diseases Connected with Feed 308 



Spoiled and Diseased Feeds 308 



Diseases of Feeds 311 



CHAPTER XVII 



Rations and Methods of Feeding 315 



For Laying Hens 317 



Tlie Influence of Artificial Light on Egg Production 329 



Chick Feeding 331 



Turkeys and Poults 336 



Ducks and Geese 337 



Home-made Feeder and Exerciser ' 348 



Other Rations 348 



Finishing Birds 353 



Cornell Fattening Ration 356 



Commercial Fattening Establishments 360 



CHAPTER XVIII 



Bboilers and Dressing of Fowl 363 



Dressed Poultry . 368 



Dressing Poultry . 368 



Poultry Box Measurements . 382 



Trussing 386 



Boning Fowls 389 



CHAPTER XIX 



The Cake and Marketing of Feathers 392 



CHAPTER XX 



The Preservation op Poultry Manure 397 



CHAPTER XXI 



Selecting Eggs for Sitting 400 



CHAPTER XXII 



Incubation 405 



The Small Incubator and Brooder 417 



CHAPTER XXIII 



417 



The Mammoth Incubator and Brooder 426 



CHAPTER XXIV 



Brooding 438 



Plans for a Home-made Brooder 443 



