PARADISE VALLEY P O U L T R/Y . J .R;A ttCi* >,- I 



Introduction 



This booklet is issued with the hope that it will prove profitable 

 to those interested in the breeding and raising of poultry. It is felt 

 that we can be of more service by giving some good sound advice 

 than by filling the same space with testimonials of our stock. 



We are indebted to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the 

 American White King Pigeon Association, and to the associations 

 to which we belong for much of the information compiled herein. 

 In the number of years we have been raising poultry, we have 

 found it is the most economical method to allow those who are 

 better equipped, as the Federal and State Departments of Agricul- 

 ture, to experiment and ascertain the best methods of feeding and 

 caring for poultry. The Departments of Agriculture of the Federal 

 Government and the various States are always glad to give the in- 

 formation they possess, which will be more valuable and more re- 

 liable than the experience of one who is not an authority. 



All the advice in the world concerning the hatching, feeding 

 and raising of chickens is wasted upon the man who has not learned 

 the primary lesson, that success in the breeding of any fowl or 

 animal is based upon the parent stock. Mongrels and culls, whether 

 in horses, hogs or fowls, spell failure, and many a man has thrown 

 away years of time and energy and thousands of dollars in the at- 

 tempt to build success upon a poor foundation. 



Perfectly appointed yards, fine equipment and expert attention 

 only serve to postpone failure a little longer with a mongrel flock. 

 The output of eggs is small, fertility is low, and chicks are not 

 sufficiently strong to yield a paying percentage of grown fowls. 

 Mongrels eat as much and require as much attention and expert 

 knowledge as well-bred fowls, and generally do just sufficiently 

 well to keep a man pouring in time and money until his capital is 

 exhausted, where standard bred fowls would be bringing in a 

 steady profit. 



We are not asking you to patronize us or any other particular 

 breeder, nor is this meant to advertise any special breed. This is an 

 appeal to the man who wants to succeed, and we urge him to start 

 right with good stock, keep his flock free from culls, and to build 

 his success upon a foundation that will not crumble away and drop 

 him among the failures in the end. 



