The Farm-poultry . 310 First Premiums ON INCUBATORSand BROODERS. I Ned exelnsively liv theiar^rest lirccders iii theNvorld. Catalcguc free. Send for-one. • ; 1 PraiI ie Stafe I ncubator Co. ^ 7 Homer City, Ia Guesswork Methods in the PoultryYard. Wrilfi ri fM- FAUM-lol K A R M=Rot J [.TR ^ lulls 1 It is :i fad that a j,ieat numlie-of those engageil in keeping fowls put intopractice nietboils reganliiig which they caugive no intelligent reason whatever. Toomany people let some one else do the thinkingand formulating of methods, accepting what-ever ideas they put forth w


The Farm-poultry . 310 First Premiums ON INCUBATORSand BROODERS. I Ned exelnsively liv theiar^rest lirccders iii theNvorld. Catalcguc free. Send for-one. • ; 1 PraiI ie Stafe I ncubator Co. ^ 7 Homer City, Ia Guesswork Methods in the PoultryYard. Wrilfi ri fM- FAUM-lol K A R M=Rot J [.TR ^ lulls 1 It is :i fad that a j,ieat numlie-of those engageil in keeping fowls put intopractice nietboils reganliiig which they caugive no intelligent reason whatever. Toomany people let some one else do the thinkingand formulating of methods, accepting what-ever ideas they put forth without taking thetrouble to learn the reasons on which thoseideas are based. A demonstration of this was allorded mesometime since when looking at some chicksin a ueighl)ors yard. The owner was feedingthem boiled eggs and cracker crumbs, andwhen I asked him why he fed thein the mix-ture he admitted that be did not know, butthat he had lieen told it was the best food,and so he always gave it to his newly hatchedchicks. Here was a man who evidently preferred


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