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While others are going bankrupt raising poultry he holds 

 his own and is making a good living. Nos. 42 and 

 43 shows a hen with an excellent head for breeding pur- 

 poses. The thumb in this case is one fourth of an inch behind 

 the fore finger. If this hen is mated to a male bird of the 

 same type and prepotency her eggs will be very fertile and a 

 large number of the progeny will be equal to and some will 

 excel the parent stock in the lines that predominate in the 

 parents. By selecting these few specimens each season for 

 breeding, it is possible to breed a highly valuable type in the 

 course of time. Cut No. 43 shows how to hold bird between 

 knees after you become proficient in testing head while bird 

 is in sack. 



