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and  worms  in  the  newly  turned-up  furrows.  In  the  evening 
they  return  to  their  vehicle,  as  if  it  were  their  ordinary  fowl- 
house.  They  always  lay  in  it  and  never  go  far  off. 
“ For  breeding  purposes  the  fowls  are  put  to  lay  in  a special 
establishment  constructed  outside  the  farmyard,  of  which  the 
following  is  a plan  : — 
Fig.  2 — Plan  of  Poultry-runs  at  Havrincourt. 
“ I have  thus  six  small  fowl-houses  placed  back  to  back  and 
forming  the  centre  of  the  small  separated  runs  which  surround 
them,  and  which  communicate  with  one  another  by  doors 
situated  at  the  points  of  contact  between  the  fences  and  the 
fowl-houses.  The  greater  the  area  which  can  be  given  to  these 
runs  the  more  fitted  they  are  for  their  purpose.  It  will  be 
understood  at  once  how  economical  such  an  arrangement  is 
with  regard  to  feeding,  cleaning,  &c.  The  entire  establishment 
is  surrounded  by  a paling  about  8 feet  high,  there  being 
