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purpose. Then a pure breed of this class should be selected, 

 and the strain kept free from mixture with other breeds. 



1. Are the chickens on your farm pure bred, grade, or 

 scrub ? What breed or breeds do you use ? Is this an egg, 

 meat or general purpose breed? 



2. What steps could be taken to improve the breed? 



Light Brahmas. 



Would this not pay ? Do egg or table breeds return most 

 profit under farm conditions? 



4. Producing Chickens 



A successful hatch depends (1) on securing fertile un- 

 injured eggs, and (2) on proper incubation. 



Eggs for hatching. Heredity has its effect in fowl as 

 well as other animals. The eggs for hatching should there- 

 fore come from the choicest and most vigorous members 



