SELECTING A BREED 



result of selection extending through a long course 

 of years; it means more money when sold in mar- 

 ket, on account of the uniformity in shape, size 

 and color, and the added attractiveness caused 

 thereby; it means quicker and more uniform 

 growth in the chicks; and, last but by no means 

 least, it means healthier, hardier stock. Pure-bred 

 fowls require no more feed or attention than any 

 other kind, and the only difference in cost is in the 

 original investment, which is small compared with 

 the advantages to be derived. 



There are three good ways for the beginner to 

 stock up with pure-bred poultry. One is to pur- 

 Best Ways of chase a breeding pen of his chosen 

 Starting with variety, another is to purchase the 

 Pure Breeds e gg g an( j ^en hatch and raise his own 

 flock, while the third is to purchase " day-old " 

 chicks. The two first-named methods are the 

 oldest and most common in America. Of these, 

 each has its advantages and its disadvantages, and 

 people have all kinds of results good, bad and 

 indifferent from each. In brief, it may be said 

 that in buying stock the risk of total loss, as well 

 as the possibility of getting fine stock very cheap, 

 is less than in buying eggs. When one buys stock 

 he secures for his money something tangible and 

 real; when he buys eggs he secures greater possi- 

 bilities for his money than with stock, but these 

 may or may not develop. 



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