Industrialist (Manhattan, Kan.) . y be seen scrawny,ill-shaped, discolored, sickly, non-producing dung-hills with which the flock is made up. If onlyenough eggs and poultry for table use are requiredtwenty or thirty hens, on a large range, will satisfywith but little attention. But if it is desired to breedpoultry for the market, to give the best resultsthoroughbred fowls should be used. Compare theproducts of the common stock with that of one breedof fowls. The common variety will produce eggs ofall the sizes, shapes, and colors a hens egg ever as-sumed; and of the chickens for marke tprobabl
Industrialist (Manhattan, Kan.) . y be seen scrawny,ill-shaped, discolored, sickly, non-producing dung-hills with which the flock is made up. If onlyenough eggs and poultry for table use are requiredtwenty or thirty hens, on a large range, will satisfywith but little attention. But if it is desired to breedpoultry for the market, to give the best resultsthoroughbred fowls should be used. Compare theproducts of the common stock with that of one breedof fowls. The common variety will produce eggs ofall the sizes, shapes, and colors a hens egg ever as-sumed; and of the chickens for marke tprobably notwo will have the same build or color. A pure-bredhen will lay eggs of uniform size and tint, and thefowls have the same markings and form. The poul-tryman will increase the market price on the fall-blood fowlsover yourneigh borspoors g r e atpacker andshipper, , urg-es the farm-ers to raiset borough-bred poultry;he says theywould be wellrepaid in sub-stitutingpure bred chickens for the ones generally owned,. LEGHORN TYPES. for the market price is much higher for dressedpoultry if purebred. Study the qualities of th; different breeds, andconditions under which they arc to be placed, andpick out the breed (only one) which will best suit yourwants and condition. Get the full-bred fowls, andwith care in selection and breeding, there will be notrouble in keeping the breed pure; but if carelessnessprevails, the stock will soon be unrecognizable as adistinct breed. Some farmers object to thoroughbred stock on ac-count of costing so much to start; but after a breederhas taken the trouble to select and pay heavily forcertain points, he cares not to part with the fowls fora trifle nor will he find it necessary to do so. Soifyou do not feel able t > pay his price for stock, do notthink the price too high, but use another method forstarting: you can procure eggs for sitting, which al-most any breeder will let you have at a fair price if anumber of settings are tak
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