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COI.ORADO ExPKRIME:nT STATION 
and range, a variety of good, nourishing, succulent feeds ; all thoroughly 
mixed with love for the work and faith in the hen, seasoned with 
common sense and business ability; these are the great secrets of sue- 
cess with poultry. 
THINGS TO REMEMBER 
To build in a well drained spot; avoid dampness within. 
To face the house to the south; sunshine within is a good medicine. 
To make the north, east and west wind-proof; plenty of openings 
in the south for fresh air. Fresh air is health. 
To furnish for small flocks 4 to 5 square feet floor space for a 
hen; for larger numbers 3 to 4 square feet. It never pays to crowd. 
Crowding encourages disease. 
The convenience of the care-taker; roosts on a level and remov¬ 
able ; nests and other appliances so arranged as to make cleaning easy. 
To have the floor well covered with clean litter. 
To make a wide doorway; much hard work can be eliminated by 
wheeling in clean sand or dirt for the floor, and by wheeling out old 
litter and the droppings 
Hatch Asiatic breeds in March. 
Hatch American 'breeds from March 15th. to April 30th. 
Hatch Mediterranean breeds from April ist. to May 15th. 
Hatch the year’s crop as quickly as possible. 
For two or three weeks keep the hen confined; let the chicks run. 
Early hatching means broilers at a high price. 
Early hatching means early laying pullets. 
As the chick grows after broiler size the price declines. 
Molting is a natural function. Do not overfeed a molting hen; 
make her hustle for her living. 
Furnish variety for the fowls; every farm has it. 
Lice on the chicks means no chicks. 
Cold feet require fuel; feed is the fuel. 
Milk—sour milk, buttermilk, sweet milk; nothing better. 
Chilling, lice, mites—the chick’s greatest enemies. 
Market prices for good poultry products are good; keep down 
cost of production. 
Count the loss as well as the profit. What is the non-producer 
costing you? 
Do not forget water, lots of it, fresh. 
When eggs come soft shelled, furnish lime. 
If you like the flavor, eat the dirty eggs, but don’t sell them. 
Kill the weaklings. 
Use the “crow-heads” for fertilizer. 
Keep after the lice. 
Mate pens at least a week before using eggs for hatching. 
