CHAPTER VIII 



SELECTING A BREED 



IN Chapter Seven will be found brief descrip- 

 tions of the standard breeds most desirable 

 for either profit or pleasure. The breeds to 

 be illustrated have been selected very carefully, and 

 the beginner will find that those thus favored are 

 the very best for the purposes suggested in their 

 descriptions. With this information at hand, it 

 ought not to be so very difficult for him to make 

 a selection from the varieties illustrated, because 

 it is certain that they are all capable of giving 

 good satisfaction, and all one needs to look out 

 for is to see that the breed is adapted to the pur- 

 pose or purposes to which he intends to cater, and 

 that its shape, color and general appearance is 

 pleasing to his eye. 



Other things being equal, the variety that suits 

 one's taste the best should be selected, as that is 

 the one to which he will give 'his best care and 

 attention. Success with poultry depends so much 

 upon personal care and attention that it really 

 is worth a great deal to have a flock of fowls that 



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