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Show POULTRY FLOCKS POULTRY FLOCK IN BACKYARD Will Convert Table Scraps and Kitchen Kitch-en Waste Into Wholesome and Nutritious Food. In every household, no matter how economical tho housewife, there Is n certain amount of tnblo scraps and kitchen waste w hlch has feeding value, but which, If not fed, finds lta way into the garbago pal!. Poultry Is tho only class of domestic domes-tic animals suitable for converting this wasto material, right where It Is produced In tho city, Into wholesome and nutritious food In tho form of eggs and poultry meat. Each hen In her pullet year should produco 10 dozen eggs, poultry spo- ?- jf - ,. , Mill .'! f ' ! "X k pp i Help Reduce Cost of Living by Keeping Keep-ing Small Flock of Hens In Back Yard. delists of tho United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture say.' Tho average size of tho backyard flock should be at least 10 hens. Thus, cuch flock would produco In a year 100 dozen of cggH, which nt tho conservative valuo of US cents a dozen, would bo worth $35. IJy keeping a backyard poultry flock the family would hot only help in reducing re-ducing tho cost of living but would hnvo eggs of a quality and freshness often dllllcult to obtain. Ilemembcr' that eggs produced by tho backyard flock cost very little, as tho fowls aro fed largely upon waste materials. |