CHAPTER IY. 
MANAGEMENT OP FOWLS. 
GOIKS INTO BUSINESS. 1 VILLAGE TARD9. THE POULTRY HOUSE. PROPER 
FOOD FOR FOWLS. BEST BREEDS FOR MARKET. EGG PRODUCERS. 
HOW TO FATTEN. HOW TO KILL AND DRESS FOWLS. PACKJH« FOR 
MARKET. 
Going Into Business. 
Before going into the business of raising poultry be sure and bare com- 
fortable quarters for the fowls. These need not be expensive structures, 
poles and hay will make a warm, comfortable roosting and nesting place, 
until something better can be provided. Be sure that plenty of dry dust 
for bathing is supplied at all times. It is the great remedy against bee, 
to which fowls are especially liable. This with plenty of sun, plenty of 
pure water, and liberal feeding, xvill insure success both in eggs and 
chickens. Do not over crowd the liouso. See that everything is kept 
scrupulously neat and clean. If you build a permanent house, know that 
there is to be plenty of ventilation ; all birds require a large amount of 
fresh air. Plenty of heat, plenty of food and water, and plenty of fresh 
air are what give plenty of fresh eggs in Winter, when they are scaice 
and high. In the Summer let the fowls range over the farm as much as 
they will, they will thus he paying for their keep in destroying insects, 
and keeping themselves healthy ; we are writing for farmers, and not 
fanciers. In villages the case will be different; there, fowls must b« 
kept shut up a great part of the time. 
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