The Farm-poultry . First of all a goodsetting hen involves very little additionalexpense, — none at all if she is one of yourown flock. Second, a small number ofeggs may be set, thereby allowing incu-bation soon after eggs are laid w Inch oftenmeans better hatches and stronger , with proper arrangements, and upto a small limit, the same number of eggsset under hens, requires no more workthan when in an incubator. Fourth,fewer eggs are spoiled w hen a hen aban-dons a nest than when an incubator goeswrong. VUth, perhaps the greatest ad-vantage of all lies in the fact that theaverage


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