work with plants is to learn how they 
may best serve the overworked 
gardener with little strength, less 
time and still less money. That means 
I use only the simplest. and cheapest 
equipment, and catastrophes like the 
above happen sometimes. 
* oe *k 
Am having a troublesome time 
with my hens, and the cause is the 
m basic difference in the needs of the 
Rabie scale poultry raisers, and the 
“Back « lotter. I bought baby chicks 
"Ol utable hatchery and got 
| e, but alas, they have 
een bred fér“big scale use. It is 
good business for such raisers to eli- 
minate the broodies, buy chicks each 
year and sell the older ones at be- 
ginning of moulting time. That 
means late moulting, abuot the time 
‘ the pullets are coming into pro- 
duction. But about fifty years of 
back lot poultry raising has convin- 
ced me that that is poor method for 
family use. 








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All experienced married women 
know that practically all men can be 
tamed with a big platter of fried 
chicken, a bowl of chicken gravy and - 
another of fluffy mashed potatoes; 
guaranteed to please but expensive if 
you depend on buying, each time. If 
you buy all your chicks in one or two 
lots, you can use them small for a 
short season and then must can for 
future eating. A much simpler plan 
is to encourage moderate broodiness 
and set a hen everv month in a year. 
_ Two brood coops will be needed. Any 
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handy man can. make them, and the 
wife can experiment with color com- 
binations in painting them. Have a 
hook or ring securely fastened by en- 
trance. Tie a soft cloth ‘String to. 
hen’s leg, and other end to the hook, 
just long enough that she can move 
around freely but not get into mis- 
chief. Let the little chicks police 
your flowers, and move the coop 
daily onto new ground. If made and 
painted nicely it can be set in front 
yard. Begin using them at live 
weight of about a pound and a quar- 
ter. Of course you will need more 
than one. Learn the meaning of 
Southern Fried Chicken. We do not 
try to fry small roasters and then 
finish as a sort of stew. Use them 
small enough to brown nicely in the 
hot fat, then cover skillet tightly and 
let finish cooking in their own steam. 
If you have boys, you may need to 
set, two hens a month. 
