Poultry fancier . made. Now for the manwho has the necessary fitness, patienceand grit, there is no occupation moreprofitable, more interesting and morehealthful than this. The individual whowould make a success of poultry wouldsucceed in other walks of life, and thosewho fail in other spheres of labor mustnot turn to poultry with the idea that it color. We want the male bird to be rich,oven buff, with a very little dark inwings and saddle. Pay special attentionto shape, as that is where many judgesmark to the Standard of Perfection. Wemate cocks to pullets and cockerels tohens. Try to overcom
Poultry fancier . made. Now for the manwho has the necessary fitness, patienceand grit, there is no occupation moreprofitable, more interesting and morehealthful than this. The individual whowould make a success of poultry wouldsucceed in other walks of life, and thosewho fail in other spheres of labor mustnot turn to poultry with the idea that it color. We want the male bird to be rich,oven buff, with a very little dark inwings and saddle. Pay special attentionto shape, as that is where many judgesmark to the Standard of Perfection. Wemate cocks to pullets and cockerels tohens. Try to overcome in the femaleswhat is lacking in the male bird, like-wise female defects to be overcome inthe male so that the Standard may befollowed. We try to keep that gracefulsweep of the hackle, back and tail, thatbeautiful carriage that can only be hadby a well rounded breast, that golden buffcolor which is even throughout and freefrom shaftiness, a nice serrated comb,not beefy nor unbecoming to the typicalleghorn White Ch ina Geese, the Worlds finest Exhibition pair, winners at MadisonSquare Garden, Paterson, N. J., and Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Valued at $ and owned by J. D. Bake, Monroe, N. Y. is a short road to fortune, as the workentails many trials and tribnlationsover which only those with patience andindustry prevail. Therefore I impress upon those whosethoughts lightly turn to the raising ofpoultry to first consider the daily atten-tion required if beautiful poultry is tobe procured. Now I will give you a bitof advice how to begin the raising offancy and bred-to-lay Single Comb BuffLeghorns. Let your watch-word be econ-omy; economy in houses and fixtures;economy in feeding and care must be exercised in theselection of a suitable site to conductthe raising of poultry. Now the mostimportant thing to raise Blue RibbonWinners, as well as to establish an egg-laying strain, is to start with strong heal-thy stock or eggs from well maturedstock and not fr
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