28 Farm Poultry 



There is practically no difference between the 

 White and the Brown varieties in the number of 

 eggs produced. The White, however, lays some- 

 what larger eggs than the Brown, and the shells 

 are of a purer white; that is, the shells of the 

 Brown Leghorn are a little tinted, although they 

 pass for white eggs. The color of the shells is 

 of minor importance, although it is recognized 

 as one of the fancy points when highest priced 

 eggs are produced. In some markets white eggs 

 sell for the highest prices ; in other markets brown 

 eggs are preferred. Under ordinary conditions 

 the difference in the color will be of little or 

 no value. If, however, the poultryman desires 

 to produce the highest -priced eggs some atten- 

 tion should be given to the color and other char- 

 acteristics which go to make up uniformity of 

 product. 



It needs no argument to sustain the assertion 

 that, other things being equal, those fowls that 

 lay the largest eggs are to be preferred. At 

 first thought it may appear to be of more impor- 

 tance to those who aim to produce eggs for their 

 own table than to those who produce eggs for 

 the market to be sold by the dozen. It should 

 not be forgotten, however, that continued success 

 in any business requires the business man to sat- 

 isfy his customers. He should aim, therefore, to 

 produce good -sized eggs, which will not only be 



