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Show Meat In some (orin must be fed poultry. In l'.irls markets the eggs tire dated, nnel one pays according to the freshness. fresh-ness. Turkeys should not be allowed to perch before they are fully Ihreo months old. Ducks and geese require deep drinking drink-ing vessels, especially If reared and kept on land. An excellent substitute for frreen bone Is the commercial meat sold by poultry supply houses. After all the chicks are out of the shells the hens should be dusted for fear of lice upon the chicks. The best breed for ergs; production Is one that has been bred especially for egg production and not a (.articular (.articu-lar breed. Co-operative egg farming Is carried on In parts of Kngland which gives a method for disposing of eggs to a good advantage. Whitewash Is better than paint on the poultry bouse for the reason that It costs less and has a purlf)lng Influence In-fluence as well. The settlns: hen should be provided with a dust bath, a place where she can dust herself each day when she comes off the nest. The more the hen exercises tbe more perfect the circulation of the blond, and consequently more blood, which means more eggs. It pays to feed young fowls well until full grown. Once stunted they never regain their vigor even by the mot rareful feeding and care. Fowls on free range, esiH-cluliv Iran Ir-an orchard, gather a vast amount of bugs, worms and Insects that furnish them all the meat food requlreel. Knvironment becomes an Important matter and those fouls which have the best environment will, other things equal, be most likely to show Improvement. Hens In confinement, properly manured, man-ured, lay more eggs than those given anllmlted range, though when fed from a hopper they are not ao In tllned to roam such a great distance. |