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POULTRY BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT 



could be made without state aid or state supervision in some 

 way that will relieve the poultry-keeper or farmer of the 

 burden of keeping the necessary individual records and 

 guarantee the reliability of the pedigree. To be of value this 

 work must be continued year after year. To trapnest the 

 flock for one year and pick out a few of the best layers for 

 breeding, would amount to little. The pedigree to be of 

 value must have several generations behind it, and this 

 means not only that trapnesting must be done each year, but 



also that a record must 

 be kept showing the in- 

 dividual parentage of 

 the chicks hatched. 



In any event, there is 

 opportunity for private 

 breeders to do a profit- 

 able business, if they 

 have the time to devote 

 to it and the necessary 

 knowledge for the keep- 

 ing of pedigree records 

 and for the proper mat- 

 ing of breeding stock. 



In regard to show 

 standards, it has not 

 been made clear how 



A GOOD TYPE OF BREEDER 



From 200-egg stock. Note vigor and alert- 

 ness. Has good show points also. (Oregon 

 Station.) 



they can be changed so 

 that the poultry judge 



in making awards may be able to place proper value on pro- 

 ductive qualities as shown by the trapnest record or pedigree 

 of performance. But if the poultry show is to keep pace with 

 the development of productive poultry-keeping, something 

 is due to be done that will change poultry standards and 

 give a different meaning to pure-breds other than that they 



