. Farming with alfalfa bacteria culture. of thefarm. There are a great many farms where five hun-dred, a thousand or even more hens could be kept andeach one made to produce an income equal to those ofa smaller flock. It would be best, however, to masterthe details of the work while keeping a smaller numberof hens when it will not be diflficult to increase the num-ber provided the conditions and surroundings can bemade as favorable for a larger number. When one is making a specialty of the poultrybusiness in the city and suburbs where it is necessary topurchase all of the food, better results
. Farming with alfalfa bacteria culture. of thefarm. There are a great many farms where five hun-dred, a thousand or even more hens could be kept andeach one made to produce an income equal to those ofa smaller flock. It would be best, however, to masterthe details of the work while keeping a smaller numberof hens when it will not be diflficult to increase the num-ber provided the conditions and surroundings can bemade as favorable for a larger number. When one is making a specialty of the poultrybusiness in the city and suburbs where it is necessary topurchase all of the food, better results can be had bykeeping them confined to coops. When handling poul-try in this way it requires more labor and the one in 70 FARMING charge must have more knowledge of the work as it willbe necessary to be the judge in regard to the differentkinds of food and the amount of each kind the hensare allowed to eat. When they are on unlimited rangethere is generally an opportunity to make their ownselection and they nearly always find things best. The Brooder Hatcher is an ideal machine for poultrymenwith small flocks. adapted to their requirements. There are, of course,times when an expert who has made a very careful studyof feeding for the production of strong, fertile eggs canget better results feeding in coops than are had fromhens on free range as they are not altogether unlikepeople and will sometimes eat large quantities of thingsnot best for them. A real expert feeder has a betterknowledge of what the hens should consume, althoughthe hens natural ability to select certain kinds of foodwill generally produce better results than when com-pelled to eat things given them by one who does notthoroughly understand the work. There are but few people who realize the impor- FARMING 71 tance of a correct system of feeding in order to get eggsthat will produce strong, healthy chickens that areeasily raised. They seldom take into consideration thefact that the chicken must develop and grow fr
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