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A Book for the Fireside in the 
lon^ Winter Evenings. 
The Farm -Yard 
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An Account of tlae Families ancJ 
Farms of that Famous Town. 
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CONTENTS. 
The artiflci;il incubation of the past and pi-esent.— Re- 
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eort of manure.— How to use it.— The best breed to Iceep.— 
Diseased leet in chiclceiis.— Infectious water lor chiclvens.— 
How hens sit only six days.— How to see whether eggs are 
fertilized.- How twenty dollars profit can be obtained from 
each hen.— Advice to the ladies about raising poultry.- How 
to esiablish a poultry-yard. — Practical rules for mal;ing 
money.— How to help cliickens out of the shell.— Cooked 
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Treatment oi hens that eat eggs.— The number of hens to a 
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