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Show POULTRY S I FLOCKS ii )D PRODUCTS FROM FOWLS Average Farm Poultry Furnish About 10 Per Cent of Meat for Family Ue. Inrgo proportion of the poultry lgdi!CtH of this country nro produced I ilscncrnl fnrms. Nearly oory fnrm Ii "8 POry Hock. Tlio uvcrngo "Am'rlcnn fnrnier reserves nbout threo ,-..iecn orgs n week for family use nml ,2?'1 M fou,s nro consumed by the1 Twillly I'urlng (he jenr. These food, "-Jlucts can ho secured absolutely I fresh, which considerably enhances fhnliio of this contribution rrom tho fjnn, says tho United States depart-JfMt depart-JfMt of agriculture. Of tho meat fur- JHkWied by tho farm to the operator nml IfiH? family, poultry constitutes nbout JWper cent. (jK sninll flock of poultry can bo kept v ImYUic fnrm at little cost. Tho fowls m scattered grain nbout tho farm- Jl j!5S(1 nnd on ,l10 naMlnlK Brnln Oclda j!jmr harvest. Garden refuse and JfJghen waste arc usually available mJthcm. They nlso feed on Insects jUjMrf worms. In mnny cases tho farm-S farm-S w"c and children find pleasure In MSlng for tho flock. |