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some preferred breed should be secured as a start. There 

 will be many things to learn, but information gained in 

 this way is fully as important as what is learned at school. 

 Father and mother will be able to assist; and, if there is a, 

 poultry man in the vicinity who is doing well, he will no 

 doubt give a great deal of valuable information. A few 



Figiire 110. — White Wyandottes, a type of the general purpose breeds valuable 

 for both meat and egg production. 



poultry bulletins and papers should be read, and interest 

 and success are almost sure to follow. 



Breeds of Poultry. — There are a great many breeds of 

 poultry, and most of them are good under special condi- 

 tions. There is no best breed. If no particular, breed is 

 preferred, good specimens of a breed common in the neighbor- 

 hood should be secured. 



All common breeds of chickens may be divided into 

 three classes — egg, meat and general purpose — according 

 to what they are adapted to produce, just as cattle are 

 divided into dairy, beef and general purpose classes. 



