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elfe, how can they form any Judgment how to 

 make proper Crofles in their own Family ? This 

 Negled 1 look upon to be very much the Oc- 

 cafion of a great many good Breeds being loft, 

 for want of knowing how far they were related, 

 or whether they were related at all or not. 



A Man that would be a curious Breeder of 

 Cocks, ought to be a good Genealogift, and car- 

 ry all in his Head that is material to be inferted 

 in the Book, with regard to Pedigree ; and I 

 am of Opinion, that there ought to be two 

 Books, one for Memorandums, during the Time 

 of Breeding, the other to give a fatisfaftory Ac- 

 count of the Parentage of Fowl, and where 

 they are walked : In the former Book, you are 

 to take an Account, Firft, Of what Places you 

 breed at, what Fowl you have at each Place, 

 and how they are marked : Secondly, You are 

 to take an Account of the Quantity of Eggs 

 fet in every Cletch, from each Place, and where 

 they are fet : Thirdly, When Chickens come off 

 you are to crofi out the Eggs, and fet down fo 

 many Chickens come off at fuch a Time, men- 

 tioning the Place where they are to be brought 

 up ; and when any dies, or happen any Misfor* 

 tune, you muft reduce the Number according- 

 ly : Laftly, When they arrive at that Age, fo 

 as to diftinguifh handfome Pullets from others, 

 which will be about the Time when Cockrels 

 ought to have their Combs either cut or pulled, 

 the whole Number then fhould be collected to- 

 gether, killing of thofe Pullets that are ufelefs, 

 the reft muft be taken an Account of as well as 



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