. Australian Garden and Field. October, 1913 233 Krcnoos likvly to l>o loss rcitl be- luse they, are unseen. I,et us ^. t rid of the idea that a ehick is I lie outcome iiierelv of the union of its parents and "that it is com- jioscd of a casual n^.ixture of the \aryinact in preciselv the saine manner. Is there not, on the contrary, very good reason for thinking on the e\'idenc'e of our yards and com- petitions that there has been some- thing of this sort gomg on. Lecial as against the general-purpose breeds goes on li'cef and milk, wool and mutton, straw or grain, quantity and quali- t
. Australian Garden and Field. October, 1913 233 Krcnoos likvly to l>o loss rcitl be- luse they, are unseen. I,et us ^. t rid of the idea that a ehick is I lie outcome iiierelv of the union of its parents and "that it is com- jioscd of a casual n^.ixture of the \aryinact in preciselv the saine manner. Is there not, on the contrary, very good reason for thinking on the e\'idenc'e of our yards and com- petitions that there has been some- thing of this sort gomg on. Lecial as against the general-purpose breeds goes on li'cef and milk, wool and mutton, straw or grain, quantity and quali- ty, etc. In poultry it is just the same, eggs ot meat or both. It is of cojurse admitted that you get the maximum result with a specialised breed for a given pur- X:>ose, but it is held by many that â s ou get the greatest money return from breeds which, though not the highest in any one quality, are good in two. There is, however, no absolute best, it is a question of men and markets. The real question that the re- cently-organized General Purpose Poultry Club is up against is the latter. Tbe men are all right, they know the merits of their breeds, what they have to do is to drive them home to the public. In the last resort the deciding fac- tor is the consumer. You can write, talk, and illustrate, but un- less you have the goods, and they are the sort the public wants, you don't get very far. The meeting the other night was splendidly at- tended. It showed the interest which is being taken in the sub- ject, but it somehow, or to some extent, missed the mark or fell short of it. We know that it is more easy to criticise than to con- struct , and in writing the above we do so in no vmfriendly spirit. The job before those interested in any case is difficult, but it will be m-ade lighter if all do what they can to help. To push down the public throat even a good thing which a portion of the said public does not know it wants, and the IN READINESS F©R a HOT SUMMER!. The New
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