990 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 23 



QUESTION What is the difference in shape between Plymouth 

 Rocks and Wyandottes ? 



ANSWER The Plymouth Rock is larger in all sections, includ- 

 ing neck and legs. The Wyandotte is very round and short and 

 blocky. 



QUESTION How much weight can be put on a show bird that 

 is matured ? 



ANSWER From a pound to a pound and a half. 



QUESTION How long before the show should one begin to feed 

 for extra weight? 



ANSWER Four to six weeks. 



QUESTION Should birds being fed for extra weight be kept in 

 small pens or coops? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Is it customary for women to enter fowls for com- 

 petition at a poultry show? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION What kind of food should be given to show birds 

 for adding a pound or two of weight quickly? 



ANSWER Boiled rice, boiled potatoes mixed with cornmeal, 

 sunflower seed, corn, beef tallow, plenty of hard grit and sweetened 

 water to drink. 



QUESTION What is the principal drawback about taking up 

 new breeds? 



ANSWER They are always so hard to breed true. 



QUESTION What is the highest price ever paid for a fowl ? 

 ANSWER The highest on record is $300 for a Buff Rock male 

 that won first at Boston in January, 1903. 



QUESTION Why are poultry shows always held in the winter? 



ANSWER Because it is the time when all fowls are in the best 

 condition to show, and especially as regards completeness and beauty 

 of plumage. 



QUESTION Why is it that all poultrymen do not get equally 

 good prices for fancy stock? 



ANSWER Some of them do not advertise properly. 



