. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. LARGE BREEDS ARE BEST 361 as cockerels. At six months of age cockerels have received their most rapid growth. The same birds, if caponized when about twelve weeks old, can be made to continue their growth until they are eight and ten months old. Larger Breeds Are Best.—Cockerels of any breed can be made to increase in weight by being caponized; yet the larger breeds. (Courtesy U. S. Dep't Agriculture) Fig. 235.—Side view of capons dressed for market. are by far the most desirable. If a poultryman is going to special- ize in capons, rather than develop su
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. LARGE BREEDS ARE BEST 361 as cockerels. At six months of age cockerels have received their most rapid growth. The same birds, if caponized when about twelve weeks old, can be made to continue their growth until they are eight and ten months old. Larger Breeds Are Best.—Cockerels of any breed can be made to increase in weight by being caponized; yet the larger breeds. (Courtesy U. S. Dep't Agriculture) Fig. 235.—Side view of capons dressed for market. are by far the most desirable. If a poultryman is going to special- ize in capons, rather than develop surplus males as a side line, then of course, the selection of the breed to be used is of primary im- portance. The operator must keep before him the idea of well- finished, well-rounded, solid meat, a bird that has the greatest amount of flesh for the least amount of bone, and the shortest shank. See Fig. 233. This ideal condition is shown by the use. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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