NATURAL LAWS. 19 



all the others. Therefore there is no chance for inbreeding 

 Sometimes a gobbler will come from another bunch and kill 

 the leader and take all the hens with him. Now, only the 

 most vigorous, strong and healthy gobblers lead the flocks 

 and they are not inbred. If any are weak the leader kills 

 them. Notice a turkey hen or gobbler if he sees a sick 

 chicken about the place he will kill it every time. This is 

 their nature. Now, if all chickens, turkeys and other fowls 

 were killed when sick, there would be less weak stock, and 

 more healthy, vigorous breeding stock. 



Wild horses and cattle are the same as turkeys. They 

 kill the stallions and bulls. Only one leader is allowed, and 

 when a leader gets old and loses his strength the other lead- 

 ers come into the bunch and kill off the leader. Now this I 

 have often noticed in the west. So you can see that there 

 is no chance for inbreeding. If you are bound to raise show 

 birds you can get good, fine points, feathers, laying and 

 market qualities by line breeding, getting new blood for the 

 hen side and keeping a cockerel from the hen you bought for 

 new blood. Never get a cockerel for new blood if you are 

 breeding for show purposes; if you do you will be disap- 

 pointed; you loose ten years by so doing. 



Pure blooded stock are the best if only common sense is 

 used . Never inbreed nor breed from sickly stock, nor from 

 one that has ever been sick. When buying new blood be 

 sure you are buying from a new strain. Never get of the 

 same strain; if you do you will inbreed just as sure as shoot- 

 ing. I have black Leghorns that are just as good as grow; 

 in fact they hold two world records; no better layers ever 

 cackled, for winter and all seasons, and never have been 

 beaten in a show-room in the largest shows in the country. 

 I have never inbred once in the same line of blood. My birds 

 are always looking for a fight. This shows vigor and a 

 healthy stock. I never kept sickly poultry and never 

 intend to. 



