. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. " Nero" a trifle (five cents each), a price on which the Italian peasant finds that he makes a profit. These merchants have so-called poultry yards where the little creatures are piled up pell- mell. Fresh from the heaths and plains where they enjoyed full liberty, what wonder if they contract diseases in these confined quarters, where they are fed on food to which they are unaccustomed ! Here, however, they remain till orders come from
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. " Nero" a trifle (five cents each), a price on which the Italian peasant finds that he makes a profit. These merchants have so-called poultry yards where the little creatures are piled up pell- mell. Fresh from the heaths and plains where they enjoyed full liberty, what wonder if they contract diseases in these confined quarters, where they are fed on food to which they are unaccustomed ! Here, however, they remain till orders come from other countries, to which the}' are then dispatched in baskets, each basket con- taining fifty birds. The journey usually lasts from three to four days, and the condition in which the poor things arrive may be imagined. An idea of the enormous trade that Italy carries on with the northern countries of Europe of Aix-la-Chapclle receives weekly, d summer season, twenty thousand pu merchant uring the llets thus. Black Cochin-China Cock packed. There are even special trains for the transportation of poultry and eggs. A few weeks after the birds arrive at their desti- nation disease shows itself, and if haste is not made to separate the healthy from the unhealthy fowls, a whole poultry yard will be infected in a few days. Those who wish to devote themselves to poultry raising should make deliberate choice. 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 Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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