THE KIND OF STOCK TO BUY 



form. The appearance of the article will be 

 Its best recommendation until the shipper has 

 established an adequate reputation. 



In purchasing fowls, always buy thorough- 

 breds, good, healthy, sizable birds from a well- 

 developed strain of layers or roasters, but do 

 not buy show-birds. Every well-known breeder 

 carries a large number of birds which, while 

 suited for utility purposes may be deficient In 

 show points, perhaps as to shape, feathers, or 

 carriage; and these birds can always be bought 

 at a reasonable figure and prove admirably suited 

 to the needs of the market man. The question 

 as to whether it is better to buy eggs from 

 breeders and hatch one's own stock, or to buy 

 the birds outright, is a much discussed one. 

 The writer much prefers the latter method In 

 starting, as he has invariably found It by far the 

 more satisfactory. 



The Pekin duck is the most suitable of all 

 the varieties in this country for market pur- 

 poses. Pure white and averaging from seven 

 to eight pounds in weight, it is a prolific layer, 

 and the ducklings are ready for market in eight 

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