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In buying a trio of choice birds and at¬ 
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In my judgment one ought to raise to 
maturity at least 60 chicks. I had one 
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1904 that hatched 62 chickens, and then 
raised something like 35 with one lien. 
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A few years ago, when I started my 
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ages during these three months T have 
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A trio under ordinary conditions should 
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Some people would raise to maturity all 
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woiild have 50 full-grown fowls at the 
end of the season from a trio. T raised 
21 ducks last season from one breeding 
duck. This is not a very good record, 
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c. H. ZIMMER. 
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