Poultry fancier . ited range. Beginners who have not any chickensare well situated to make a start withchicks, as their grounds are not contami-nated, nor are there older chicks to both-er them. Chicks hatched the latter partof May or in June will begin laying byHoliday time, if properly cared for. Thisapplies to the American varieties. Ofcourse, such breeds as Leghorns shouldbe laying the first part of Cockerels will also be in good marketcondition by the Holidays, and such stockwould also do to breed from, if matedrather late in the season, if they werewell developed; but, of co
Poultry fancier . ited range. Beginners who have not any chickensare well situated to make a start withchicks, as their grounds are not contami-nated, nor are there older chicks to both-er them. Chicks hatched the latter partof May or in June will begin laying byHoliday time, if properly cared for. Thisapplies to the American varieties. Ofcourse, such breeds as Leghorns shouldbe laying the first part of Cockerels will also be in good marketcondition by the Holidays, and such stockwould also do to breed from, if matedrather late in the season, if they werewell developed; but, of course, earlierhatched birds are better and old stockare best of all for this purpose. Where one wishes Fancy stock, it Xx rjX ri^ mff? Jf. Jp. J(* JJt Jf» «T- vf* vp) vft yjw «JJt« Jp, JJt, Jjt, Jf< ^JU Jf, »)Jt, JJt, JJt Jf, Jjjj Jf, JJJ JJV Jjy Jft JJ* «Jp< JJO Jfd Jft ^rMetuchen Poultry Farm Breeders and exhibitors of all varieties of Minorcas and Buff, White and Black Orpingtons. Bred from the best blood lines in America. They are bred right andmated right and will produce the highest grade quality stock. AMarvelous Show Record. At such shows as MadisonSquare, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Grand Central Palace, Trenton,Allentown, Hagerstown, Baltimore, etc. Metuchen Poultry Farm,Wm A- Smith> Pr°pr- Metuchen, * ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 41 Breeding Pens for 1912 of unsurpass-ed qua 1i t ybird s . No order too large or small for me to handle. Eggs by the setting at #3,#5 and $15 by the hundred at $15, $25, $50 and ^75. We have noutility pens and will sell eggs from same matings that I use. Someof the best Minorcas & Orpingtons ever bred will be from my 1912matings. Send for descriptive catalogue, its free. P. S.—Duringthe 1911 Garden show I won 1st, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 2 fourths, 2fifths and specials. I also had a string at Trenton where I made agrand win. No. F». F\ POULTRY FANCIER 429
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