Poultry fancier . R. C. BLACK MINORCAS and will avoid a lot of drudgery. Youwont see me tracking around with abucket and a measuring cup from one pento the next. In my dwelling Ill set upa master clock, which shall have wireconnection with mechanism in my chickenhouses and barn—for Ill feed the stockin the same way. At certain hours themachinery will drop exactly the properquantity of feed, and if I want to goaway and stay a week I can do it with aclear conscience, knowing that my flockwill be Howard J. Fisk, Falconer, N. Y., oneof the countrys noted breeders of E. Leghorns. The f
Poultry fancier . R. C. BLACK MINORCAS and will avoid a lot of drudgery. Youwont see me tracking around with abucket and a measuring cup from one pento the next. In my dwelling Ill set upa master clock, which shall have wireconnection with mechanism in my chickenhouses and barn—for Ill feed the stockin the same way. At certain hours themachinery will drop exactly the properquantity of feed, and if I want to goaway and stay a week I can do it with aclear conscience, knowing that my flockwill be Howard J. Fisk, Falconer, N. Y., oneof the countrys noted breeders of E. Leghorns. The feed, of course, will have to bestored above, in lofts for the chickens,but they neednt be very high, perhapsonly bins near the roof, I havent workedthat out fully yet; but the mechanismwill be very simple and wont costmuch. Your theory sounds practical enough;I hope you 11 be able to make it work. Idont want to be discouraging, but Iveseen clocks that would get out of order,and you might come home sometime and
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