. Elementary agriculture with practical arithmetic . HEN HONORS. The Poultry House.—Like other farm animals, fowls must be protected from cold and storms. Their houses should be large, light, airy, clean, and dry. Chickens should have a ''scratching place" where they can get to dry dirt and scratch and wallow in it. Dust acts as a sort of insect powder, filling up the insect's breathing pores, and thus keeps the chickens free from lice. It is important that chickens have plenty of exer-

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