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Show - -'' - H 1 " liens relish a feed of boiled pota toes occasionally. There la no better place for the In ; cubntor than a clean, dry cellar. It Is an easy matter to chill a lot o profit out of a hen this time of year Young hens should be dependt-t ' upon for winter eggs. Fowls for killing will he better fo 1 not having bad food for from 10 to l: 1 hours before butchering. As a layer the overfat hn Is abou ' as useleys as the hen that Is thin fron not getting enough to eat Hens do their best laying lefori tbey are two years old liens mon than two make the test sitters. For successful work It Is neeefear: to hnve good Incubators, good egg ' and good, common sense management A chicken will drink as much water proportionally, as a cow, and It I quite as important that It should havi t . Leg weakness Is the result of a Incl I of mineral elements In the fetid (Jreei Iced and linie In some form are ceod . ed. f Having dropping boards made o . matched lumber will save time am temper when It comes to cleanltn i them. i 1 It costs more to keep a poof hei . 'than It does to kprp a good one Mot' worry, more vcxathn. more rtlt-sHi , (..faction Wherever cement floors are use-I use-I short Utter should cover them severs Inches deep The bare floor 1 to i damp and cold. Keep the temperature of the g i chamber as near 103 degrees ax poi sihle. and ke p the Incubator a a t from tic sunlight To encourage duck cge. which nr 1 so greatly In demand d irlng th winter months, the stock tlrd t should 'be fed liberally. An occasional drink of water 1 r which ten drops of carboMc acid (' i jtallon have been mixed Is a rrfa msudvd prtfsttivt of dits |