. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. a trifle (five cents each), a price on which theItalian peasant finds that he makes a merchants have so-called poultr\- _\ardswhere the little creatures are piled up pell-mell. Fresh from the heaths and plains wherethey enjoyed full liberty, what wonder if theycontract diseases in these confined quarters,where they are fed on food to which they areunaccustomed ! Here, however, they remain tillorders come from other countries, to which theyare then dispatched in baskets, each basket con-taining fifty birds. The jou
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. a trifle (five cents each), a price on which theItalian peasant finds that he makes a merchants have so-called poultr\- _\ardswhere the little creatures are piled up pell-mell. Fresh from the heaths and plains wherethey enjoyed full liberty, what wonder if theycontract diseases in these confined quarters,where they are fed on food to which they areunaccustomed ! Here, however, they remain tillorders come from other countries, to which theyare then dispatched in baskets, each basket con-taining fifty birds. The journey usually lastsfrom three to four days, and the condition inwhich the poor things arrive may be idea of the enormous trade that Italycarries on with the northern countries of Europe. Cochin-China Cock packed. There are even special trains for thetransportation of poultry and eggs. A fewweeks after the birds arrive at their desti-nation disease shows itself, and if haste isnot made to separate the healthy from theunhealthy fowls, a whole poultry yard will beinfected in a few days. Those who wish to devote themselves topoultry raising should make deliberate choice
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