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of course, other things are looked after as carefully. Pure water must be kept constantly before them in one of the best patent drinking fountains you can pur- chase at the supply store. No sloppinesst
 No old, leaky dshes Such things mean
 bad language, no eggs and finally no hens A warm mash of bran and middlinSs
 is an excellent thing with which to start the little flock out in the morning, but do not give them so much that they will have no desire to dig in the litter for grain-
 Keep them busy. Ground oyster shells and grits should be kept constantly be- fore them. Green food should be furnished frequently in the form of weeds from the garden, clippings from the lawn, cabbage leaves from the cellar, or. best Of all in the winter sprouted oats. Keep them
 warm at night In winter they will spend about 14 hours on the roost An adjust able curtain should be arranged during the severest weather to conserve the heat
 of their bodies and protect them from the deadly frosts.
 Not worth the troubler' do you say? Get your system running rightly. and 1S minutes 0 day should be abundant time to take care of the little flock. But get
 the right feeling toward the fancy and you will want to spend more time than you can afford in caring for and caressing your little faithful feathered pets. But you say, Twill the results materialize?"
 EGGS FOR THE GETTING talked with my neighbor, g. bank pres- ident He's a business man clear through.
 said to him, How many hens have you?'
 q have only 15," was his reply.
 Have you been getting any eggs this fearfully cold weather" I asked him. It was the latter part of January. "Oh, yes!' was his quick reply. 'T get eggs every day. The largest number [
 have gotten from the b hens in one day this month was 10" He explained further that he got in winter a little more than half as many eggs as he keeps hens. Tens | Of thousands can tell the same story. The
 man who does not get half as many eggs as he has hens right through the coldest ! weather of winter is not doing justice to his litte flock.
 The hen that will lay F dozen eggs within the year is no longer a subject of special interest. A man who keeps 150O told me that his average per hen last year was 166 eggs. The ''200-egg hem is no longer a freak. She can be found in
 almost any flock. The 300-egg hen has
 come, and we are going to see more of
 her kind. Our state and national gov
 ernments and our great universities are
 searching for the possibilities of the little
 hen from every scientific and practical point of view, and all the findings arc most favorable.
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Make New Stomach From the New York Sun,

Baltimore-Surgeons connected with the University hospital are much interested in an operation performed several days ago, when large portion of the stomach of Harold B. Arnold of Gainesville, Fla, was removed and new digestive organ formed from the unaffected tissues, slightly smalled than the ordinary tennis ball. was put in it's place. His condition is now greatly improved and he receives predigested food through a glass tube.
 In the event of the complete recovery of Arnold, he will have to receive nour- ishment at least dozen times a day be- cause of the minuteness of his stomach It is so small now that it will only con- tain the amount of liquid held by an ordi- nary tea cup. Physicians state that it will be impossible for him to swallow more than half tea cup of any liquid.
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WHEAT DECLINES ON
 SELLING MOVEMENT
Cancellation of Spot Pur- chases by Foreigners
 Caused Decline

Chicago, January 29.-Foreigners can ceiling spot purchase transactions, and then turning to the selling side of future deliveries, brought about a substantial decline today in the wheat market here. Prices closed heavy, 1@11sc to 1ssc net lower, with May $1.343sG0l. .941a and July $1 .257sQ1. .25A. Corn gained ssc to 1a@Ssc oats finished 140ssc down and provisions varied from 71ac decline to a rise of roc According to a. well-llnown authority the reselling of wheat by foreigners was due to the prospect of 8 reduction in veS- sel rates and because of signs that spec ulators had overbought. Predictions were current that shipments from the south ern hemisphere to Europe would be great ly enlarged in consequence of the lower- ing of ocean freights. This forecast was on some quarters connected with a sharp setback that took place at Winnipeg, and that was accompanied by reports of much Manitoba wheat having been included in the cancellations at the seaboard.
 Assertions from Minneapolis that the French government had bought a large amount of flour at the highest quotations this season led to one lively rally in wheat, but the effect was brief. Some bullish sentiment was stirred up also by stormy weather and by & falling off in receipts northwest, but the bears had more or less of an offset in the fact that stocks at Kansas City had piled up to 0 total of nearly 90O0,000 bushels and were said to be still on the increase with no adequate outlet in sight.
 Corn rose to new high price record for the 1915 crop. Bullish estimates as to the size of the Argentine exportable surplus were responsible, together with the unsettled weather in the domestic belt. Oats weakened on selling by com mission houses. Seaboard demand was slow.
 January pork was bid up 70c before belated small short could effect settle ment. In the rest of the list values har- dening with the hog market encouraged liberal offerings, that in turn caused weak finish.
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OF TWELVE GOOD
 HENS IN YOUR BACK YARD
One of the Most Delightful and Paying Sidelines, Dol
 lar for Dollar, Now Open
Gold to Gather and Thrills Thrown in If You Follow This Light
Copyright, 1916. By G. R. SMITH
Author and Experienced Poultryman.


 An, the luxury of a Strictly fresh egg! But at 60 cents a dozen this deli cious article of diet Is rather too much of a luxury for the average purse Run a little egg factory of your own. Raise your own chickens, or buy them Produce your own Strictly fresh eggs-and eat them, too. Be a millionaire in one respect. Be- gin any season of the year. It's easy. The man who starts and starts rightly will never wish to stop.
 This Is the first thought: Where shall I keep the birds? It is the first neces- sity. But large space and large houses are not at all essential for best results with Twelve Hens in a Back Yard.'
 A hen Is the most accommodating crea- ture in the world. She would enjoy a thousand-acre run, but if you will feed her well and keep her busy and comfort able she will sing all the year through in 8 six-by eight house. and lay you eggs by the scores. Of course she will do bet ter with more Standing room'-and lib eral running room-and your sport will be measured largely by the comfort and con venience afforded in the living quarters of your fowls.
 Have your house as large as possible. A house 12 feet square will furnish space sufficient for-from 15 to 20 birds, according according to the size of the breed. Eight cen Rhode Island Reds, or White Leg horns, should do well in a house of this size. One year I kept g. dozen of the Reds" in house only six by eight feet I bought the hens from a farmer at 7o cents apiece. In the eight months from the first of January to the first of Sep tember those 12 hens laid total of 1850 eggs during the three months of Jan uary, February and March the birds were shut in that little house practically every moment of the day and night, while the thermometer ranged from 40 above zero to 10 below-and yet 621 of those eggs were laid during those three winter months. In the warm weather the birds had the run of yard about 15 by 20 feet in size.
 Get as much sunlight into the henhouse as possible. The hens glory in it. Ar range the windows so that the rays from old Sol will each day hit every square inch of floor space if possible. The more sun the more eggs. And remember, the birds must have fresh air; the open front house Is the down-to-date house. This means open windows during the quiet days of winter, even at the freezing point ana cloth screens for the windows all days except the most severe. Avoid drafts, for the fowls, however, as you would avoid leprosy or smallpox for your self.
 Aim for convenience in every part of the henhouse. Whether you have a smooth board floor, a. floor of concrete, or just plain dirt, make the roof high enough to enable a man six feet high to stand up- right under it without dama g1ng either Oy ha roff l., one day man may bump his head and
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Produce Market

New York. January 29.-Butter steady; receipts, 5046; creamery extras, 92 score, Sl@311ac; creamery, higher scoring. 32@ 321ac; firsts, 274s@3Oc. Eggs firm: receipts, COPS; fresh. gathered, extra fine, 31@32c extra firsts 9O@3O1sc; firsts, 2SQ29c sec- onds, 26Q271ac Cheese firm; receipts, 33S0; state whole milk. held flats, specials 18@1SAc; average fancy, 17AQ1Sc; cur rent make specials, 17s4c; average run, TO 171ac. Live poultry steady; western chickens. 161sc; fowls, 161ac; turkeys. 1S@ 2Oc; dressed strong; fresh killed chickens, 161s@27c; fowls. 14G191ac; turkeys. 27@2sc
 Chicago, January 29.-Butter unchanged. Eggs lower; receipts. 6330 cases; firsts, 8c; ordinary firsts, 27c; at mark, cases included, 2+@2sc. Potatoes, receipts, 25 cars, unchanged. Poultry, alive, higher; fowls, 15c; springs, 151ac.
 St. Louis, January 29-Poultry un- changed except turkeys, 111a020c; ducks, 17c. Butter and eggs unchanged. ' Elgin, H., January 29.-Butter firm; 50 tubs at BOG.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. January 29.-Our cables from Liverpool stated that in small market selling orders from Manchester and the continent caused an unexpected decline. Our market opened not quite so low as yesterday morning and while the local sentiment is very bearish, the market showed the absence of any pressure and slowly improved under what appeared to be a covering demand, closing steady.
 We expect sharp recovery in Liver pool on Monday, as after the decline there, followed by selling by Manchester spinners, the chances are that the low point for the moment has been touched. Some of the cotton which was bought for Liverpool earlier in the month is finding its way to the ports and being exported, though not in large quantities.
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Coffee Market

New York, January 29.-Indications that Brazil was clearing considerable coffee for Europe helped to steady the market for futures here today, and after opening unchanged. prices closed at net ad- vance of 1 to 5 points on moderate scat tering demand. May contracts sold up from 7.34c to 7.39c and September from 7.53c to 757c. Sales were reported of io.25O. February, 7.2Sc; March, 7.35c; April, 7.37; May. 7.3sc; June, 7.43c; July. 74Sc; Au- gust, 7.52c; September, 7.56c; October, 76oc; November, 7.64c; December. 76Sc
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio 7s. SA; Santos As, 9A. Cost and freight offers were de- layed. Cable due here yesterday quoted Santos As at 905, London credits.
 The official cables reported decline of B reis at Rio with Santos and the rate of Rio exchange on London unchanged. Port receipts, S6,0OO; Jundiahy, 24,OOO. The Rio stock showed a loss of 147,OO0 bags, Which with the receipts of 1l.O00 suggested clearances Of 15S.000. although Rio cleared only 1000 bags for New York santos reported clearance of 54.0OO for New York and Victoria 5000 for New Or leans.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, January 29-The cotton seed oil market was only moderately active but prices were steady in ab- sence of selling pressure and on the continued strength in the crude posi- tion. Closing prices weHe 3 points high CT to 1 lower. Sales, 4S12 barrels. Oil market closed firm; spot, 9.15c bid; February, 9.17@9.25c; March, 9.21@ 9.2Sc; April, 9.17@9.19c; May, 9.17@ 919c; June, 9.18@9.20c: July, 9.24@ 9.25c: August, s.27@9.2sc; September, 9.29@9.30c.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, January 29.-Cash wheat, No. 2 red, $1.36ss; No. 3 red nominal; !; No. hard, $1.31; No. 3 hard, $1.29@ 1.30. Corn, No. yellow, nominal; No. yellow, 751s @76c No. white. 74A @75Ac. Oats, No. 8 white. 51A O 51 Ac; standard, 53c; rvs, No. 2, s1.04; bar ley, 68@81c; timothy, $5.50@7.65; clo- yer, $10@1S.50. Pork, nominal lard. $1C.O5@10.25; ribs, s1OS7@1o.70.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, January 29.-Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.41 O 1.42; No. hard, nominal; May. $1.30A; July. $1.22N. Corn, No. 2, 77c; No. white, nominal; May, 7SA @78%c; July, 79c. Oats, No. 2, 511kc; No. white, nominal May, 51 7sc; July, nominal.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, January 29-Spot cot ton quiet. 13 points off; sales on the spot, 490 bales to arrive, 200; good ordinary, 10.05c; strict good ordinary, 10.61c; low middling. 1125c; strict low middling. 11.50c; middling, 11.75c; strict middling, 12c; good 'middling, 1232c; strict good middling, 12.56c
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POULTRY AILMENTS

Precautionary measures are the best ways to avoid sickness in your flock. Se- lect breeds which are physically perfect and free from the taint of an earlier dis tase. H. l.. Goodwin offers practical sug- gestions on this subject in next week s article.
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Post ImpressiOnist

From the Dartmouth Jack-o'-Lantern.
 Jim-What is Bill doing now?
 James-He's post impressionist.
 Jim-You're stringing me.
 James-No; he's got a job with the Western Union branding numbers on the telegraph poles.
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Dry Go0ds Market

New York. January 29.-Cotton goods were firm today at advances. Yarns were firm and knit goods active. Dress goods were bought literally for fall Mems wear were firm. Jobbers reported an &C., tive house business and full demand for spring fabrics from retailers.
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Reserve Bank

Washington, January 29.-Cold coin and certificates in the vaults of federal re- serve banks increased more than S45O0,- 600 during the past week, according to a statement of the banks condition Janu- ary 2, issued today by the federal re- serve board. The statement shows:
 Resources-Gold coin and certificates in vaults, S263, ,S65,0O0; gold settlement fund, $S4,S50,GOO; gold redemption fund with United States treasurer, $1,146,OO0; total gold reserve $S49,S61 900; legal tender notes. silver, cts. $l5, 600; total reserve, $365, ,357 GOO. Bills discounted and bought: Maturities within 10 days. $7,744,O0O; from Il to 30 days, $11, ,259O GOO; from S1 to 60 days, $1S,5lS000; from Ito 90 days, s2,- 65OO0 over 90 days, s, 509, 900; total, $53,- 215,C00.
 Investments-Un States bonds, s21,- S72,OO0; municipal warrants, s2O.602, GOO; total earning assets, $95, 1s9,0O0; federal eral reserve notes, net, s36, ,000; due from federal reserve banks, net S1O,761,- eco; all other resources, $9994,000. Total resources. $157, GOO.
 Liabilities-Capital paid in, $54,S92, 600; government deposits, S27, 760,0O0; reserve deposits, net s424 664, 600; federal reserve notes, net, $10, 313, GOO; all other liabilities, sl41, GOO; total liabilities, $517, ,770000.
 Gold reserve against net deposit and note liabilities, TIA per cent.
 Cash reserve against net deposit and note liabilities. sos per cent.
 Cash reserve against net deposit and liabilities after setting aside 40 per cent gold reserve against aggregate net 1iabil- ities on federal reserve notes in circula- ton, SIS per cent
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, N.
 Y, Members New York Cotton Ex- change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for tho purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignnents o1 Snce invited VI
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, January 29.-Mercantile pa per, S@3A per cent; sterling exchange. 60- day bills, $4711a; demand s4.76 3-16; ca bles, $476 16-16. Francs: Demand, 12Nc; cables. 127c. Guilders Demand, 42%c;
 cables. 4S1lc. IAres: Demand, $6n; ca bles. s6.7O. Rubles: Demand. soAc; ca-
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English Money

London, January 29-Bar silver 27d per ounce. Morey, .414@4s4 per cent; discount rates, short bills. 51sd514 per cent; three months, 51s@514 per cent.
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Kansas City Grain

A, Kansas City, January 29-Wheat, No. 2 hard, s1.25 @1.S1; :, No. red, $1.31 @ 1.36. Corn, No. 2 mixed, 72@73c; No. q white, 731sc; No. ? yellow, 733sc. Oats, No. 2 white, 53@54c; No. mixed, AS @49c.
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Had a Better Chance

From the Baltimore American.
 T assure you, madam, my ancestors came over with the first settlers"
 'Very likely. We had no immigration laws then"
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, January 29.-Rice: Rough Japan quiet: rough Honduras and clean Honduras and Japan steady. Receipts: Rough. HS7; millers, 4197; clean, 2O52 Sales, l467 pockets clean Honduras at 2M Q4%c. Quotations unchanged
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Minor Scale

From Panther.
 Mining Fresh: Say, prof, on what scale do you grade students here?"
 Prof: "On the minor scale"
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Naval Stores

Savannah. January 29-Turpentine firm. 54e bid; 55c asked; receipts. 27s; shipments, 2s5; stock, 12,477. Resin firm; sales. 425; receipts, 1894; ship ments. 642; stock. 64,517. Quote, A, B, c, D, B. F. $5.4o: c. H, I. s5.45; K, S5.S5 @5.so; N. $6.75: VIC, s7.20; wv. y750.
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Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 12.10c; receipts, SS70; shipments, 8760; sales, 5219; stock, 214562.
 Memphis: Middling, 12.13c: receipts, 4127; shipments 5677; sales, 500; stock, 318.764.
 Augusta: Midd1ing, 11.56c; receipts, 63S; shipments, 1164 sales. 396; stock, 1S7.S11.
 St. Louis: Middling, 12Ac; receipts, 5S90; shipments. 6276; stock, 16910
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 486; shipments, 2379; stock, 14,316.
 Little Rock: Middling, 12.25c; re- ceipts, 26S; shipments, 1856; sales, 1856; stock, 3S,144.
 Total today: Receipts. 20.279; ship ments, 25,612; stock, 290,507.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, January 29.-Cotton spot easier. Good middling, S.23d middling, 7SSd; low middling, 7.5Od. Sales, 4OOO; speculation and export 300. Receipts, 26,- coo Futures barely steady. January, 7651d; January and February. 7651ad: February and March, 7.62d; March and April, 7.591sd; April and May. 756d; May and June, 7.531Ad; June and July. 7.491sd; i; July and August. 74sd; August and Sep tember, 7.36d; September and October, 7.24d; October and November 7.1715d; No- vember and December, 713d; December end January. 7.0Sd; January and Febru- ary 7041@d
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, 11.75c; re- ceipts, 1781; exports, 10,S9s; sales, e9O; stock, 451,045.
 Galveston: Middling, 12.15c; receipts, 53SO; sales, 200; stock, 396,220.
 Mobile: Middling, 11.50c; receipts, 7S7; sales, $50; stock, 26,444
 Savannah: Middling, 12c: receipts, 5976; exports, 13,905; stock, 221,677.
 Charleston: Middling, 11Ac; receitps, 362; exports. 5700; stock, 93,510.
 Wilmington: Receipts, S9; stock, 50,- 47o.
 Norfolk: Middling. 11.esc; receipts, 2001; sales, 1739; stock, 12S,916.
 Baltimore: Stock, 2SS9.
 Boston: Middling, 11.S5c; receipts, 70S; stock, II ,000
 Philadelphia: Midd1ing, 12.20c re- ceipts, 10; exports, 500; stock, 33S3. New York: Middling, 11.95c; receipts, 15O; exports. 10,35S; stock, 323,956.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 1469; exports, 96S3; stock, 69,717. 5 Total today: Receipts, 1S,66s; ex- ports, 51,045; stock, 1,779,227.
 Total for week: Receipts, 18,663; ex- ports, 51,045.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4,S55,69S; exports, 2.760,939.
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Reserve Bank Statement


 Atlanta, January 29.-(SpeciaL ) The weekly statement of resources and liabilities of the Atlanta reserve bank follows:
 Resources: Gold coin and certificates: Gold settlement fund, s3.SS4,000; held by bank. $5,543.626.54; legal tender notes, etc, s2SS,536; total cash reserves, s9,666, ,16254; due from federal reserve banks, net, S1,005,7O Bills discount ed: Commercial paper, s6,490.161.94. h. vestments; warrants, S330, ,537.53; Uni- ted States bonds. $25,ooO; All other re- sources, SLOPE, ,202.S0-S1S, ,77429.
 Liabilities: Capital paid in, s2,423,- 25O; treasurer United States deposits. $6,150.791.99; reserve deposits, net, $S.- 156. 6.71S.06; profit and loss, $S2,549.77; federal reserve notes, net liability, s1,- 7s4,67O; all other liabilities, s41,794.47 -$1S,5S9,77429. Federal reserve notes outstanding, s17,79o,0o0; federal re- serve notes in hands of bank, $1,S55,- S30-$15, ,934.67O; gold deposited with federal reserve agent, $14,200,000; net liability account federal reserve notes, $1,734,67o
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bles, SO9sc. Bar silver 5SSc Mexican dollars, 4S7sc Government bonds steady; railroda bonds steady.
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The orpington is breed of fowls of which there are F varieties, and the late William Cook Is given credit for their origin. He spent many years in England breeding and perfecting fowl that would lay plenty of eggs, especially in winter. and with this in mind, he was successful in bringing out the Black, White, Buff, Jubilee and Spangled Orpingtons in the order named, and in both single and rose comb varieties. Since then other Eng fish breeds have added the single and rose comb Blue Orpington.
 They lay brown eggs and the hens will
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become broody, sit and rear the chicks. The latter are hardy and make vigorous and rapid growth. When matured the males weigh eight to 10 pounds, the fe- males six to seven pounds, having white skin and flesh and pinkish white legs and toes.
 The Buff Orpington is a handsome fow1s Their rich, golden buff surface color, great size and handsome curves compel admir- ation. Among those who breed several varieties of Orpingtons there.seems to be the impression that the Bluffs are the best layers They are extremely docile and have given general satisfaction.
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AS TO THE BIRDS THEMSELVES

Be a sport in the best sense of the term-or be fancier if you prefer that word. Whatever you call it, get a red hot enthusiasm over this little sideline on your home half-acre. Begin to read everything you can find on the subject Poultry Culture" is booming everywhere. Search for the thrills if you want to get the best out of this business.
 You may take your choice of breeds. One man likes big, slow, sociable sort of a fowl he can find what he wants among the hundred or more different breeds and varieties. Another man ad- mires a small, quick, wiry bird; he can please himself from many different classes. Many prefer a general purpose" breed-and they, too, can be abundantly accommodated. From the little bantam hen weighing from 16 to 20 ounces up to the great Brahma birds that weigh from F to b pounds apiece, there is plenty of room to choose.
 Get an ideal-I mean get it in your mind. Study every breed and all breeds, and then think what you want. Visit poultry shows. Study illustrated poultry books. When you have decided definitely what you want, what your ideal is, then go after it. Be willing to put a few dol lars into the purchase of the fowls you really fancy If you buy 50-cent bird you will have 50-cent enthusiasm. You will get out of your fowls in satisfaction what you put into them in study and zeal and cash
 Don't assume that you know it all at first-theres more about this poultry sub ject than you and I have dreamed of Expect to learn Look for some bewilder- ing disappointments. If you are unso- phisticated there is plenty of fun ahead of you. A man needs plenty of grit and sumption to play the poultry game in fine form. Better not swing in too deeply at first. Get your bearings, be sure you know, then go aheadl