. Burnham's new poultry book. Poultry. CHAPTER II. ON EGGS AND HATCHING CHICKENS. To begin at the foundation, we propose a brief chap- ter on eggs, and tlie hatching of chickens. And first — in selecting eggs for incubation, some care is neces- sary to ensure future success with them. The custom at the present time, is very general among beginners, to purchase eggs, for a sitting or two, from breeders, or dealers in the variety of fowls they prefer. This latter consideration is a matter of/ancy, purely. Some incline to the medium-sized fowl — as the White Dorking, the Black Spanish, Leghorns,

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. Burnham's new poultry book. Poultry. CHAPTER II. ON EGGS AND HATCHING CHICKENS. To begin at the foundation, we propose a brief chap- ter on eggs, and tlie hatching of chickens. And first — in selecting eggs for incubation, some care is neces- sary to ensure future success with them. The custom at the present time, is very general among beginners, to purchase eggs, for a sitting or two, from breeders, or dealers in the variety of fowls they prefer. This latter consideration is a matter of/ancy, purely. Some incline to the medium-sized fowl — as the White Dorking, the Black Spanish, Leghorns, the Dominique, the Sicily, the Houdan, or the Guelderlands. Others favor the Cochins, Brahmas, Shanghaes, Crevecoeur, La Fleche, or other large Asiatic or French birds. While a few pre- fer the Bolton Gray, the Hamburg, the Poland, or Game. 13. 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 Burnham, George Pickering, 1814-1902. [from old catalog]. New York, Amerian news company;

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