30 Farm Poultry 



varieties have not been bred pure long enough to 

 become thoroughly fixed in their distinctive char- 

 acteristics. 



There is practically no difference between the 

 White and the Brown varieties in the number of 

 eggs produced. The White, however, lays some- 

 what larger eggs than the Brown, and the shells 

 are of a purer white; that is, the shells of the Brown 

 Leghorn are a little tinted, although they readily 

 pass for .white eggs. The color of the shells is of 

 minor importance, although it is recognized as one 

 of the fancy points when highest-priced eggs are 

 produced. In some markets white eggs sell for the 

 highest prices ; in other markets brown eggs are 

 preferred. Under ordinary conditions the difference 

 in the color will be of little or no value. If, however, 

 the poultryman desires to produce the highest- 

 priced eggs, some attention should be given to the 

 color and other characteristics which go to make 

 up uniformity of product. 



It needs no argument to sustain the assertion 

 that, other things being equal, those fowls that 

 lay the largest eggs are to be preferred. At first 

 thought it may appear to be of more importance 

 to those who aim to produce eggs for their own 

 table than to those who produce eggs for the market 

 to be sold by the dozen. It should not be forgotten, 

 however, that continued success in any business 

 requires the business man to satisfy his customers. 



