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JM ing and respond with alac- 



rity. The best bell for our 

 chicken call is the trip gong 

 bell, Fig. 126. It is well- 

 made, works easily, respond- 

 ing quickly to the pull of the 

 bell wire and is not expen- 

 sive. After a while, the 

 movement of the feed drop- 

 per will attract their atten- 

 tion and you do not have 

 to ring the bell. The birds, 

 young or old, scamper 

 through the runway and 

 jump and fly over the cen- 

 tral fence with a prompt- 

 ness and unanimity that is 

 like that of well-drilled sol- 

 diers on the double quick, 

 Fig. SI, and their move- 

 ments never fail to elicit ex- 

 clamations of delight from 

 bystanders. The perform- 

 ance is not intended as a 

 whimsey or novelty for fun's 

 sake, but for downright busi- 

 ness, dollars and cents. Yet 

 it is a show all the same, as 

 ^ attractive as 



the perform- 

 ance of well- 

 trained dogs 

 or horses. 

 Figure 145 

 represents a 

 group of spectators at a poultry show, witnessing, for 



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