28 The Essentials of Poultry Raising 



White Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, and Buff Orpington are 

 among the utility breeds. 



44. Ornamental Fowls. Some fowls are raised largely because 

 of their beauty. Among the ornamental fowls are the White- 



Fig. 13. A graph showing that a flock of common hens bred to com- 

 mon males produced pullets which laid approximately as many eggs as 

 their mothers. The mothers (1) averaged 89 eggs per hen per year and 

 their daughters from the common males (2) laid an average of 92 eggs 

 each. These same mothers, bred to males that were from high egg pro- 

 ducing hens for many generations (4), produced pullets that laid an 

 average of 135 eggs per hen per year (S). or an increase of 35 per cent. 

 This was brought about by the high egg production males. Brothers of 

 these pullets (6) were bred to the common pullets from the first mating 

 (3). and the pullets (7) from this mating laid an average of 122 eggs 

 per hen per year, or an increase of 24 per cent in egg production. This 

 lesson tells us that high egg production is transmitted by the male to 

 his daughters and that the male also transmits high egg production to 

 his sons and his sons to their daughters. (North Carolina Experiment 

 Station.) 



Crested Black Polish and the Japanese Bantams. The other 

 Bantams are placed by some authorities among the ornamental 

 fowls. 



45. Selection of the Male Bird for Breeding. The male should 

 possess all the characteristics of his breed and variety and 

 should have an abundance of vitalitv. 



