How to Grow Chickens

It is not generally understood by the amateur and those who have not paid attention •to these matters that not more than one-fourth of all the eggs that are put 'to incubate in the several ways produce living chicks. There are many• reason for this, and among them in­ fertility-which is the prime cause-bad management of both hens and incubators, and improper nesting places for the sitting hen. All of these conditi ns may be im­ proved if we so desire; but to have these improved con­ ditions we must first consider the cause of the trouble and then remove it as far as possible.
The chief source or cause of poor hatches is the large
per Cf''lt of infertility in eggs laid prior to the warm days in spring. It is a well established fact that the per cent of fertility begins to dwindle after November; is lowest in midwinter;