. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Principles of Poultry Breeding. Unless we call occasional bits success no success can be bad in breeding any pure-brjd stock for fancy or arbitrary points that are not based upon and governed by tbe great and un. changing laws of breeding. Tbe principles may be hard to find, bard to understand, and yet for all that they are truth and tbe greatest factors in successful breeding just tbe same. It is true with all kinds of living creatures, though more ob- servable in those of higber development. It is of tbe utmost importance that these principles, the main ones,
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Principles of Poultry Breeding. Unless we call occasional bits success no success can be bad in breeding any pure-brjd stock for fancy or arbitrary points that are not based upon and governed by tbe great and un. changing laws of breeding. Tbe principles may be hard to find, bard to understand, and yet for all that they are truth and tbe greatest factors in successful breeding just tbe same. It is true with all kinds of living creatures, though more ob- servable in those of higber development. It is of tbe utmost importance that these principles, the main ones, at least, be understood and practiced. As creatures of quick develop- ment and great procreative power, rightly bred, from a sin- gle pair a race of fine specimens can soon be bad while, im- properly, just as soon could be had a dock possessing no points of merit. Life and health, good vigorous development of all the natural organs, perfect size and symmetry, and good laying qualities are tbe first importance. To obtain these qualities we use three things properlyâselection, care and food. We can attain all the above desirable points and never mate those of the same breed together. Perhaps we could come nearer perfection in so doing than keeping within the con- fines of breeds of varieties. Breadtb and length of body no difference where fourd. will intensify that point and soon make it a characteristic of the flock. So with any and all other points of makeup or any good quality whatever. But selection has limits. We cannot breed down the length of lege and intensify the foraging disposition at one and the same lime. As locomotion becomes difficult or a burden, the habit of disposition to search far and near for food will be lost in a corresponding degree. So in a few other points. We must use judgment in selectionâbe gov- erned by what we are striving for. In selecting breeders, when we want health and size we will use blood that is as far from our blood as possible, for the
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