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Show ' i r.-- a -1 iC. Ventilate the henhouse. Fse the drop board scraper every day. Mare the floor clean and dry under the litter. (eese must have a large range arid plenty of water. Idleness Is not conducive to a high percentage of fertile eggs llreedlng ducks should be fed twice a day, morning arid evening Milk fed chicks have become a standard In fancy markets. Warm the drinking aster a little if there is any cIilIiltH-ss In the air. Fowls that lave liar) roup have a tendency to transmit the disease to their offspring. Haphazard selection of the hrw-dltg stock ts often directly responsible for poor results In ha'cbing I'nless all the elements for the formation of eggs are put Into the lK-n's body she cannot be expected to lay sell. Ventilation, which mean fresh air and sutitblne. Is of eitrem - Importance Import-ance all through the winter Chirks that fall to develop steadily should be punch marked so they cat. easily be distinguished when the time for selecting breeding stock arrives. Granted that one has well t.-ed stock, the neit point that determines Ita proft'abieness U the care aud man acemest. |