999 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 121 



QUESTION How does poultry raising on the farm compare 

 with other farm work as regards profit derived from it? 



ANSWER Under equally favorable conditions, poultry can be 

 made the most profitable branch of live stock on the farm. 



QUESTION Does the Standard of Perfection describe the char- 

 acteristics of the various breeds in addition to the shape and color? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Does it cost any more, in any way, to keep Stand- 

 ard bred fowls than common stock? 

 ANSWER No. 



QUESTION Is the Standard of Perfection worth the price or is 

 it necessary for a breeder to have one? 



ANSWER One cannot breed fowls intelligently unless he is 

 familiar with Standard requirements. No breeder who pretends to 

 have good stock should be without a copy of the book. 



QUESTION Are the numerous published egg records thor- 

 oughly reliable in judging of the laying ability of the breeds? 



ANSWER No. They are of no value except as considered in 

 connection with birds that made them. 



QUESTION Is it not a fact that the popularity of some breeds 

 is in the nature of a fad ? 

 ANSWER Yes. 



QUESTION Why are there so many Barred Plymouth Rocks 

 bred? 



ANSWER The Barred Rocks have for several years been the 

 most popular breed of fowls and at the time of their introduction 

 they were the best general purpose fowl. There are not so many 

 of them bred as conditions seem to indicate. The power to transmit 

 color is so strong in Barred Rocks that if a good male bird be 

 mated to mongrel stock of all colors a large majority of the chicks 

 will be barred and have the appearance of low grade Barred Rocks 

 when in fact they are little better than scrub stock. On this account, 

 the observer comes to the conclusion that there are more Barred 

 Rocks bred than there reallv is. 



QUESTION Where can one obtain correct pictures of the vari- 

 ous breeds of fowls? 



ANSWER Profile views of perfect birds can |>e found in the 

 Standard of Perfection. 



