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that he will have comparatively smooth sailing 

 after that. And that is true of every branch of 

 the poultry business, market or fancy. 



On the result of his matings depends the success 

 or failure of every fancier. I do not mean, in 

 Mating this sense, the correct mating to pro- 



to Produce duce eggs that will hatch (which is 

 Prize-winners very nec essary), but instead, the mat- 

 ing of the different individuals so that their vari- 

 ous characteristics and peculiarities will " nick 

 in " (blend) just right and the resulting progeny 

 will be as good or better than their ancestors. 

 The man who can afford to buy a pen of breed- 

 ing birds to make his start has the advantage 

 in this respect, because the breeder from whom he 

 purchases them will use his experience and skill 

 in selecting and properly mating them before ship- 

 ping. The beginner should secure some one to 

 do the work for him who is thoroughly acquainted 

 with the breed and the breed characteristics, or else 

 he should thoroughly post himself upon the sub- 

 ject as best he can and experiment and observe 

 results. One of the best means of becoming famil- 

 iar with the good and bad points of a breed is by 

 a careful study of the Standard requirements. 



American Standard of Perfection. This is a 

 cloth-bound book of 300 pages, published and 

 copyrighted by the American Poultry Association. 

 In this Standard will be found, listed in classes, 



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