50 UTILITY AND FANCY POULTRY 



on such a hobby, can keep such ornaments of the 

 poultry family, but those who must of necessity 

 depend upon the flock to pay the feed bills, 

 etc., will find it advantageous to combine both 

 fancy and utility qualifications when making the 

 selections. 



A poultry raiser who depends upon both branches 

 of the business will cull his flock more closely and 

 thus help to improve the quality of standard 

 varieties both for fancy and utility purposes. Upon 

 him we must depend in a great measure to improve 

 the laying qualities of our many breeds of pure bred 

 poultry, and to combine both beauty and utility in 

 the same hens. 



All of this leads me back to the oft repeated 

 advice, never start with scrubs or a mixed breed. 

 If finances are limited buy less fowls, eggs, or baby 

 chicks to start with, but whatever you buy let it 

 be a good breed from a good strain and from a 

 reliable breeder. To buy anything else will result 

 unprofitably and disappoint in the end. The start 

 means all and upon this depends your future suc- 

 cess or failure as the case may be. 



Fancy buildings are not necessary; better spend 

 less for these and more for the occupants of such 

 buildings. Remember it is the stock which brings 

 in the dollars and not the houses and yards. 



There is an old saying in poultry raising which 

 always holds good, "Good stock for the best 



