. Eggs and egg farms : Trustworthy information regarding the successful production of eggs--the construction plans of poultry buildings and the methods of feeding that make egg farming most profitable ... Poultry; Eggs Production. EGGS AND EGG FARMS on the market when high prices prevail, and it is by marketing at such times that the poultry business returns enormous profits. Unless you compete at such periods you might as well drop clear out of sight. The breeder of a few fowls needs no incubator if he has a variety of fowl which incubates. On the other hand, if he breeds Minorcas, Leghorns o
. Eggs and egg farms : Trustworthy information regarding the successful production of eggs--the construction plans of poultry buildings and the methods of feeding that make egg farming most profitable ... Poultry; Eggs Production. EGGS AND EGG FARMS on the market when high prices prevail, and it is by marketing at such times that the poultry business returns enormous profits. Unless you compete at such periods you might as well drop clear out of sight. The breeder of a few fowls needs no incubator if he has a variety of fowl which incubates. On the other hand, if he breeds Minorcas, Leghorns or any of the non-sitting breeds, he either must have an incubator or purchase hens for sitting. Our experience is that when the number of chicks raised exceeds a hundred or so, the incubator saves time, trouble and money. LEADING BREEDS OF FOWLS It is better that you should confine yourself to one breed; you will be more successful, and like it better; you can pay. 16—PICTURESQUE DUCK YARDS ON AN ENGLISH ESTABLISHMENT more attention to perfecting that breed, and you will feel as happy as a man with "just one ; In the poultry kingdom there are egg producers, market fowls, general purpose fowls, and fancy fowls. The egg producing field, until late years, has been monop- olized by the Mediterranean breeds; so called by reason of their origin on the north shore of the Mediterranean Sea. These birds have been bred purely for egg production and they . all lay white eggs of various sizes. Other fowls that have been carefully bred with a view to increased egg production have given satisfactory returns, and as we have said elsewhere there are individual specimens that equal the Mediterranean breeds. We will refer briefly to the principal breeds and leave the reader to take his choice. THE BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK The Barred Plymouth Rock is nearly too old to need de- scription. Nearly every farm in the country has had this variety at some time, and the reader will readily r
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