118 999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 



QUESTION Is it customary for the purchaser to pay the ex- 

 press charges on stock and eggs ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION What is meant by a -top cross of White Rock on 

 White Leghorns? 



ANSWER The using of a White Rock male and White Leghorn 

 females. 



QUESTION Does overcrowding reduce egg production? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Does the United States issue any pamphlets or 

 \ bulletins for free distribution giving information in regard to poul- 

 try? 



ANSWER Yes. Write to the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Chief 

 of the Division of Publications, Washington, D. C., for a list, which 

 will be sent free. 



QUESTION Will a frozen comb injure a male bird as a breeder? 

 ANSWER It will to some extent by impairing the vitality. The 

 bird will be just as valuable as before, when he has recovered. 



QUESTION Is there any breed of poultry that has naturally 

 five toes on each foot ? 



ANSWER Yes. The Dorkings and Houdans have five toes. 



QUESTION Is there any public record of prize-winning fowls 

 where the pedigree of each bird is given? 



ANSWER There is no system of registration with poultry as 

 with some other kinds of live stock. Sometimes breeders refer 

 to their birds as pedigreed, but in all such cases the pedigree and rec- 

 ord is a private one and is entirely under the supervision of the 

 breeder. 



QUESTION Is it an injury to pullets to mate them before they 

 begin to lay? 



ANSWER Not if they are near maturity. 



QUESTION Do Leghorns ever sit and hatch a brood of chicks ? 

 ANSWER Sometimes they do, but they cannot be relied upon 

 at all. 



QUESTION Is there always a demand for fancy stock and eggs 

 at good prices? 



ANSWER Yes, if one advertises properly. 



