A little journey among Anconas . can beauties! All alive today,Saturday, and growing fast. Are fine individuals, subjects for the prize pens,where they will go when our October Fair opens. This makes my AnconaMiniature Farm complete for a big start. You will accept my thanks for theshipment. Next, in regard to the actual or intrinsic value of the Anconas as bred byMr. Sheppard and others, is the question of how good they are as layers—of how soon they begin to lay, meaning at what age, of the kind of eggs theylay, as to their marketable qualities and of how well they lay, meaning theirannual e
A little journey among Anconas . can beauties! All alive today,Saturday, and growing fast. Are fine individuals, subjects for the prize pens,where they will go when our October Fair opens. This makes my AnconaMiniature Farm complete for a big start. You will accept my thanks for theshipment. Next, in regard to the actual or intrinsic value of the Anconas as bred byMr. Sheppard and others, is the question of how good they are as layers—of how soon they begin to lay, meaning at what age, of the kind of eggs theylay, as to their marketable qualities and of how well they lay, meaning theirannual egg production, as compared with other breeds or varieties. LastAugust, Mr. Joseph Kohlmeyer, 806 Devine St., Alliance, Ohio, wrote to this effect: On March 15th I received 25 day-old chicks from you. I raised ten pulletsand ten cockerels. They sure are beauties. The whole neighborhood cameto see my chicks. To my surprise one of the pullets started to lay July 23rd,age four months and eight days. AMONG . 15. Another example of this kind: W. A. Cavany, 304 Emerald St., Willard,Ohio, wrote Mr. Sheppard: 1 bought baby chicks from you last July. 1 he pullets began laying Feb-ruary 6th and have laid at a remarkable clip ever since. From the pulletsfrom the July chicks I have hatched chicks in April which began laying thefollowing August 21st. This surely proves the wonderful vitality ot yourFamous Anconas, as well as their ability as egg producers. EASY TO GET A GOOD START Still another foundation fact in the upbuilding of the standard-bredpoultry industry consists of this; that prize-winning stock readily can be raisedfrom hatching eggs, also from baby chicks. Writing to Mr. Sheppard, OscarL. Dunlap, Junction City. Oregon (note that this is a long way from Berea,Ohio), said: Thinking it will be of interest to you to hear a good word concerningFamous Anconas, I take pleasure in telling you that a cock bird hatchedfrom eggs purchased from you was placed first at
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