POULTRY AS A SOURCE OF INCOME 



brought out more uniformly by careful selection 

 of breeding stock in each case. All of these 

 American breeds lay brown eggs. 



In addition to the egg and the dual purpose 

 types of poultry epitomized by the Leghorn 

 and the Plymouth Rock, respectively, there 

 are breeds which are primarily meat producers. 

 Less attention is paid to the egg-producing 

 ability of these than is the case with the others 

 mentioned. The Brahmas, Cochins and Lang- 

 shans stand in high regard as economical meat 

 producers. The Jersey Black Giant is a more 

 recent addition to the popular heavy breeds, 

 especially for the capon trade. 



These Asiatic types grow slowly and are 

 phlegmatic in movement so that they utilize 

 feed for the economical development of high 

 quality meat and attain great weight. For 

 broilers of more than i% pounds each, for 

 roasting chickens and for capons, the dual 

 purpose breeds are becoming more popular 

 than the extremely heavy breeds due to their 

 more rapid growth and more popular weight 

 average at marketing time. 



Buying Stock. The advantages of buying 

 and maintaining definite breeds of poultry are 

 now so well understood that the mixed or 

 mongrel flock is fast disappearing. Having 

 decided which type of fowl is best adapted to 



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