Dollars and sense in the poultry business .. . more pleased with my only regret is that I did not haveit a few years ago, when I first start-ed.—G. F. Wentworth. HELP ANYBODY My wife has to take the books awayfrom me at night to get me to Course will help anybody inter- ested in poultry—L. L,. York. FOOD FOR Ill Ol til IT Enemies and Parasites it looks veryeasy, and, to a casual observer, wouldbe considered of little import; but any-one who answers the questions as pro-pounded will find plenty of food forthought before he completes the lesson.


Dollars and sense in the poultry business .. . more pleased with my only regret is that I did not haveit a few years ago, when I first start-ed.—G. F. Wentworth. HELP ANYBODY My wife has to take the books awayfrom me at night to get me to Course will help anybody inter- ested in poultry—L. L,. York. FOOD FOR Ill Ol til IT Enemies and Parasites it looks veryeasy, and, to a casual observer, wouldbe considered of little import; but any-one who answers the questions as pro-pounded will find plenty of food forthought before he completes the found it right in line with the restof the Course.—Ren. W. Crockett, Vir-ginia. GETS BO PER CENT YIELD INDECEMBER Your books have been of much bene-fit to me. They have taught me to bal-ance rations that will produce eggs. Ihave a flock of 550 hens and pulletsand am getting nearly a 50 per centegg production in December, and at thehigh price of eggs and the presentprice of feed I feel I am making a goodprofit—Harry E. Merwin. Page Fifty-nAne G E T More Eggs Save Feed LESSONS NOS. 26 AND 27Poultry Diseases, Their Causes, Prevention and Cure That an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure was never moretrue than when applied to the diseases of poultry. It is of prime importancethat we are able to detect and properly diagnose the first signs of disease,in order that we may be in a position to take intelligent measures for theprevention of their spread. In these lessons the confusing technique ofmedical science is omitted and the symptoms, causes, prevention, and cureof the various ailments to which the modern hen and her brothers are heirare given in common every-day English. The preventive measures advisedare simple and practical, and the remedies given have stood the test of lessons will prove a trusted counselor and friend as long as youcontinue to keep poultry. Disease reaps an appalling harvest from poultry raisers each year and ina large numb


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