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fastened  on  top  of  the  posts  to  which  the  netting  may  be  fastened. 
One  wing  of  the  fowls  may  be  clipped  and  thus  the  chickens  can 
he  kept  in  more  safely.  To  roughly  estimate  it  should  not  cost 
more  than  $100  to  enclose  a lot  50x150  and  a good  house  could 
be  put  up  for  about  $50  or  $60.  It  does  not  take  much  room  for  a 
small  flock  but  chickens  do  best  when  they  have  plenty  of  good 
free  range. 
SELECTING  STOCK. 
When  commencing  poultry  raising  it  is  advisable  to  select  stock 
for  a particular  line  of  production.  Let  the  stock  be  noted  for  egg 
production  or  fancy  broilers.  The  market  is  good  for  both  kinds 
of  birds.  Don’t  have  dural-purpose  fowls,  have  specialists;  then 
the  breeding  and  feeding  problems  are  more  easily  solved. 
For  egg  production,  select  breeds  from  the  Mediterranean  class, 
and  for  broilers  choose  an  American  or  Asiatic  variety.  An  Amer- 
ican or  Asiatic  fowl  may  lay  as  many  eggs  as  the  lighter  breeds, 
but  when  the  results  are  totaled  the  economy  of  egg  production  is 
usually  in  favor  of  the  smaller  hen,  because  her  cost  of  main- 
tenance is  less. 
To  have  a flock  of  good  laying  hens,  special  attention  must  be 
given  to  their  selection.  If  possible,  get  pullets  from  breeders 
who  are  reliable  and  are  known  to  have  good  birds. 
Ordinary  fowls  may  do  until  the  flock  can  be  replaced  by  others 
from  a breeding  flock  which  has  been  selected  with  special  care. 
The  inexperienced  poultrvman  will  find  that  breeders  recognize 
that  a laying  hen  has  a particular  type  and  form  closely  correlated 
with  egg  production.  A laying  hen  is  not  fat.  She  has  a red 
comb,  a clear  eye  and  a hearty  appetite.  In  form  she  has  a long 
body,  wide  in  the  breast  for  a large  craw,  flat  and  wide  in  the 
back  and  is  not  heavy  in  the  region  of  the  fluff. 
The  male  bird  for  the  breeding  flock  should  not  be  anything 
but  the  best.  A knowledge  of  the  laws  of  breeding  will  help  the 
beginner  to  understand  why  good  prices  are  asked  and  received 
for  superior  stock. 
After  the  buildings  are  built  and  the  fowls  put  in  the  yard, 
real  work  begins.  Care  must  be  given  to  the  feeding  so  that  the 
hens  will  not  get  over  fat  and  cease  laying. 
Vermin  and  disease  must  be  kept  off  the  fowls.  Water,  grit 
and  shell  forming  materials  are  needed.  Records  should  be  kept 
so  that  the  poor  laying  hens  can  be  removed  from  the  flock.  Tran 
nests  are  valuable  for  such  work.  Many  who  were  at  the  recent 
poultry  show  remember  the  model  presented  by  the  College  of 
Hawaii. 
To  handle  successfully  the  present  opportunity  to  poultrymen. 
the  recent  poultry  show  was  a decided  help.  There  breeders 
brought  together  the  result  of  their  best  efforts,  which  were,  in- 
deed, highly  commendable.  The  fowls  exhibited  showed  high 
