. American homes and gardens. heir growth, we have some very noble instances among us, which are illustrated and described in the presentvolume, fl This work is printed on heavy plate paper and contains 340 pages 10/^x13/^ inches, enriched with 275 illustrations,of which eight are in duotone. It is handsomely bound in green cloth, and stamped in black and gold, and, in addition to beingthe standard work on notable houses and gardens in America, unquestionably forms a most attractive gift book. Our Special Offer «I The price of this book is $ are offering a limited number ofcopies, toge
. American homes and gardens. heir growth, we have some very noble instances among us, which are illustrated and described in the presentvolume, fl This work is printed on heavy plate paper and contains 340 pages 10/^x13/^ inches, enriched with 275 illustrations,of which eight are in duotone. It is handsomely bound in green cloth, and stamped in black and gold, and, in addition to beingthe standard work on notable houses and gardens in America, unquestionably forms a most attractive gift book. Our Special Offer «I The price of this book is $ are offering a limited number ofcopies, together with one years sub-scription to American Homes andGardens, the price of which is $,a total value of $, for $ the two, transportation chargesprepaid. As we are offering only alimited number of copies on theseliberal terms, we would advise thatorders be sent at once, before thesupply of the book is exhausted. \= MUNN & CO., Inc., Publishers 361 BROADWAY, NEW YORK J July, 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS. GROWING NEXT SEASONS LAYERS IT has come to be an accepted fact thatthe way to get a satisfactory numberof eggs in Winter is to renew the lay-ing stock each season. It is true thatmany hens will lay well in their secondyear; but taken as a flock, one may besure that pullets will produce manymore eggs than hens which have passedthrough one season of laying. It is anadvantage to renew even half the flockeach Fall, and many amateurs followthat practice. The hens which as pulletswere the earliest to lay and which laidwell throughout the Winter are wellworth carrying over to serve as breed-ing stock. Thev will be likely to pro-duce better chicks than pullets whichhave been forced for eggs and are feel-ing the effects of the strain by the timethe breeding season arrives. Whateverfine points there may be in breeding, thefact remains that stamina and vigor areindispensable. The best time to have the pullets beginlaying is the middle of October, whichis about the seaso
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