. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. 178 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY to heaviness and laziness; these, in time, tend toward barrenness and general unthrift. The animal economy calls for food just balanced, to its needs, whether those needs be bare existence, growth, active exercise, or re- production. And it is one of the laws of animal being that lusty strength to produce many and vigorous prog- eny rests on the simple basis of proper food, com- bined with suffi- cient free exercise. The invigorating and stimulating power of exercise, its warming, digest- ing, and cleansing c t> i t> t u vr
. The beginner in poultry;. Poultry. 178 THE BEGINNER IN POULTRY to heaviness and laziness; these, in time, tend toward barrenness and general unthrift. The animal economy calls for food just balanced, to its needs, whether those needs be bare existence, growth, active exercise, or re- production. And it is one of the laws of animal being that lusty strength to produce many and vigorous prog- eny rests on the simple basis of proper food, com- bined with suffi- cient free exercise. The invigorating and stimulating power of exercise, its warming, digest- ing, and cleansing c t> i t> t u vr i a powers, its preven- Head of Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Male, Ap- r r proaching the Ideal. Wattles Not So Well tion of Crop-bound, Rounded As Standard Demands. Note Look j- u~.~ u~ of strength dianhoea, iheuma- tism, cramps, and in young chicks, leg weakness, are a long list of credits; when we add that by keeping mind and body occupied, it prevents the formation of bad habits, such as feather pulling, comb picking, "cannibalism," egg eating, and that it also prevents gorging and logy breaking down, works off surplus fat, makes eggs more fertile and in- sures stronger chicks, we have a table of values which Beginners and old hands alike may well look over fre- quently; /est they forget! Every Beginner, who is raising his first flock, has three. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Valentine, Carolyn (Syron), Mrs. , 1855- [from old catalog]. New York, The Macmillan company
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