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A REVOLUTION IN EGG PRODUCTION 



After the light had been turned on, the birds did not 

 hesitate, by their actions and appearance, to herald' their joy 

 at the seeming return of spring. They took on new life, filled 

 out in flesh, combs turned red and increased in size, and the 



The Pullets in a Busy Night Scene 



new feathers came in as if by magic ; and, to show as proof that 

 the long business days of the past winter and early spring 

 had no evil effects on the hens, they commenced to increase 

 in their egg yield, in the middle of a heavy moult, and not 

 only laid right through the moult, as will be seen by the table. 



