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Show A system of cleanliness in poultry raising is desirable. Hens must have things to eat that contain egg-making elements. The hen as a rule is a better sitter than the pullet for the Incubation of eggs. When mites, lice, ticks, fleas, etc. once get a start they are very troublesome. trou-blesome. Egg testers are to be easily had from manufacturers and dealers in poultry supplies. To successfully hatch chicks great care should be exercised in the selection selec-tion of the sitting hen. Any old hen seldom does In these matters. There are four common breeds of geese, the Toulouse, African, Embden and the. White China. Of these the Toulouse is the most popular and most generally raised. |