Successful poultry keeping : a text book for the beginner and for all persons interested in better poultry and more of it--contains the "secrets of success" both for pleasure and profit--new and valuable information on all branches of the poultry business . raise them m separate pen. .1. 13. Procure exhibition birds prize winners 1 I. Buy Single-Comb White Leghorn eggs from reli-able breeder-. .1. 15. Start with pens and eggE I layers, egg producers,such as Single-Comb White Leghorns and fleshy birds like Barred Plymouth Rocks. .1. Hi. Same as No. 15. .1. 17. Single-(<imb White legho
Successful poultry keeping : a text book for the beginner and for all persons interested in better poultry and more of it--contains the "secrets of success" both for pleasure and profit--new and valuable information on all branches of the poultry business . raise them m separate pen. .1. 13. Procure exhibition birds prize winners 1 I. Buy Single-Comb White Leghorn eggs from reli-able breeder-. .1. 15. Start with pens and eggE I layers, egg producers,such as Single-Comb White Leghorns and fleshy birds like Barred Plymouth Rocks. .1. Hi. Same as No. 15. .1. 17. Single-(<imb White leghorns and Barred Ply-mouth Rocks. .1. IS. Single-Comb White Leghorns are the best eggproducers and require a moderate amount of feed, are showyand clean looking. Barred Plymouth Hocks are a popularbreed and good sellers as springs. .4. 1!». For broilers Single-Comb White Leghorns, forroasters or capons Barred Plymouth Hocks. .4. 20. Single-Comb White Leghorns can be made fitfor Broilers in less time and with less feed than others. Forroasters and capons I prefer Barred Plymouth Rocks becausethey have yellow skin and plump bodies. .1. 21. Single-Comb White Leghorns and Barred Ply-mouth Rocks. .4. 22. They are attractive, egg producers and A SHED-ROOF COLONY HOUSE birds to be obtained, and be sure they are properly best birds will not breed unless mated right and too fewbreeders seem to be experts in mating. In addition to buyingthe best birds I would recommend buying some eggs for hatch-ing from the finest matings. I would buy at least two or threepens of birds and several sittings of eggs; the best to be hadat any cosl. .4. 14. I would recommend buying one or two trios orpens as good as 1 could afford and a few eggs from the best. .4. 15. Buy several pens of the very finest birds. Supple-ment this with several hundred eggs—this for the fancy breeding. A. 10. Begin with a few fine birds for fancy breedingand with a few ordinary birds for market breeding,
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