. Poultry and profit. ultry-house, even in summer; and he said that his firstattempt with it in winter would be in a good outside housethat adjoins his dwelling. He was very keen on the pos-sibilities of the heatless brooder, and it was his opinion thatif it answers in winter as well as in the mild season it willbe adopted in this country. And although it will doubtless cause a slump in theartificial rearer business, said he, the appliance makerswill be able to turn out the new pattern at a price that willbring them in as much profit, in proportion, as the old onedoes; in fact, I shall not be
. Poultry and profit. ultry-house, even in summer; and he said that his firstattempt with it in winter would be in a good outside housethat adjoins his dwelling. He was very keen on the pos-sibilities of the heatless brooder, and it was his opinion thatif it answers in winter as well as in the mild season it willbe adopted in this country. And although it will doubtless cause a slump in theartificial rearer business, said he, the appliance makerswill be able to turn out the new pattern at a price that willbring them in as much profit, in proportion, as the old onedoes; in fact, I shall not be surprised if it will prove a betterthing for them, because the present prices do not leavemuch room for working and other expenses, competitionbeing so keen. Moreover, I feel sure that if it is a successin winter it will lead to a big increase in the incubator all goes well, I mean to abolish hen-rearing and go in forthe other way. Those were his parting words as I left his house at theend of the chicken ROSE-COMBED RHODE ISLAND RED, DUKE OF YORKTHE PROPERTY OF REV. F. S. BANNER, , SWETTENHAM RECTORY, CONGLETON CHAPTER VIII DUCKS, GEESE, AND TURKEYS For the ordinary poultry-keeper, who is, in the vastmajority of cases, a keeper of fowls only, not much need besaid of these other branches. If ducks are to be kept at aprofit, they will have to be on a wide range, since in smallquarters they foul the land and soon render it unfit for anykind of poultry. Such, at least, was Mr. Tapleys verdictwhen I applied to him for information on waterfowl andturkeys. There is plenty of money to be made out of ducks,said he, and I can take you to one or two places quitenear to us where the turnover in the early season fromducklings is not to be sneezed at. But those men whoare doing so well at it do not pay much for the keep of theirstock birds; and the breeding birds practically get theirown living for the greater part of the year. If the duckers have not got the river for the
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