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purpose. Then a pure breed of this class should be selected, 

 and the strain kept free from mixture with other breeds. 



1. Are the chickens on your farm pure bred, grade, or 

 scrub ? What breed or breeds do you use ? Is this an egg, 

 table or general purpose breed? 



2. What steps could be taken to improve the breed? 



Light Brahmus. 



Would this not pay? Do egg or table breeds return most 

 profit under farm conditions? 



4. Producing Chickens 



A successful hatch depends (1) on securing fertile un- 

 injured eggs, and (2) on proper incubation. 



Eggs for hatching. Heredity has its effect in fowl as 

 well as other animals. The eggs for hatching should there- 

 fore come from the choicest and most vigorous members 



