. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, June 27, 190S.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 INBREEDING SMALL BIRDS. Successful inbreeding with any breed of fowls is a difficult proposition, but es- pecially so with the small breeds. In- breeding always lias a tendency to pro- duce smaller fowls, and tests have shown that with some breeds the utility feature has been entirely destroyed. Leghorns, for instance, up until a few years since were so small that they were practically useless except for the eggs they laid. Breeders of Leghorns, seeing their mistake, are now producing large fowls that make
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, June 27, 190S.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 INBREEDING SMALL BIRDS. Successful inbreeding with any breed of fowls is a difficult proposition, but es- pecially so with the small breeds. In- breeding always lias a tendency to pro- duce smaller fowls, and tests have shown that with some breeds the utility feature has been entirely destroyed. Leghorns, for instance, up until a few years since were so small that they were practically useless except for the eggs they laid. Breeders of Leghorns, seeing their mistake, are now producing large fowls that make very good table fowls and still retain the position as leaders of layers. The same is equally true of many other breeds. Many breeds are still being in- bred at a sacrifice of usefulness, which in a few years will mean that such breeds will be almost unknown among those who raise poultry for profit. Inbreeding is successful when scien- tifically done, but with amateurs it is al- most always a failure. It is uot so diffi- cult to reach results with the larger breeds, and those who care for special points can perhaps get results, but we should advise them not to make experi- ments with small breeds. Australian methods of sheep farming are being introduce'! in Mexico. An English company just formed has pur- chased a tract of land fifty miles square in the State of Chihuahua, anil opera- tions will begin at once. Several Aus- tralian sheep experts will conduct the ranch. Up to this time no effort has been made to carry on the sheep business in Mexico on anything approaching a scientific basis. Sheep are allowed to run at large, the rams and the ewes to- gether, with no effort to keep the breed up. The English company proposes to import its first stock of sheep from Aus- tralia and build up from them. The ranch will be divided into different parts in which sheep of different years will be kept separate. The finest rams that can be procured in Australia will be import- ed. Some of th
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