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decidedly an interesting year, and the Beginner of 1913 

 and later years may find knowledge accessible to him which 

 no Beginner might obtain theretofore. Poultry history is 

 making so fast that portions of this chapter have been 

 rewritten twice since the first casting. As an instance 

 of this very point, New Jersey, Ohio, and Maryland have 



The Black Orpington Leading Pen, Early in Missouri Competition, at Feed 

 Time. (Courtesy of Missouri Experiment Station) 



made state appropriations since the government list was 

 compiled and since the chapters of this book were begun, 

 early in 1911. Also, the first reports from the newly 

 instituted competitions have begun to come in, just 

 before this book goes to press. In the more northern 

 competition, in Connecticut, the White Leghorns are 

 ahead (5 English birds at that) with a record of 68 eggs 



