. Profitable poultry keeping. Poultry. Space Desirable. 53 wonderful how close birds can be kept together without mix- ing one with the other. A short time ago the writer visited a farm where several hundred head of fowls are kept, compris- ing about a dozen pure varieties, and in one field of about ten acres two houses were placed, of course at the extreme limits from each other. In one were Dorkings, and in the other white Leghorns, and though they were in sight of each other, yet they had never been known to mix, nor even to. Fig. 3.—Range of Poultry Houses and Runs. approach sufficiently n
. Profitable poultry keeping. Poultry. Space Desirable. 53 wonderful how close birds can be kept together without mix- ing one with the other. A short time ago the writer visited a farm where several hundred head of fowls are kept, compris- ing about a dozen pure varieties, and in one field of about ten acres two houses were placed, of course at the extreme limits from each other. In one were Dorkings, and in the other white Leghorns, and though they were in sight of each other, yet they had never been known to mix, nor even to. Fig. 3.—Range of Poultry Houses and Runs. approach sufficiently near to quarrel. Probably each clan felt itself immeasurably superior to its neighbour, and that it would be derogatory to associate with the others; but whatever might be the cause, the effect was satisfactory to the owner. And under such circumstances, namely, where there is an abundance of room, for the farm in question was nearly a thousand acres in extent, the question of runs is easily settled, as even breeding fljeks can be kept Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brown, Edward, 1851-1939; Weld, M. C. (Mason Cogswell), 1829-1887. New York [etc. ] G. Routledge & sons
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