82 California Poultry Practice 



of this product you can alwaj's know how they turn out and just what 

 they are. 



Business methods must be used in the poultry business, as in 

 all others. It is the haphazard methods that cause failure. And it is 

 business to know what the stock you have is. That is the best asset 

 the poultryman has, and the only one of keeping in touch with progress. 

 New blood is what makes for vigor in chicks and the new blood is 

 best obtained for vigor alone, by crossing males of new blood on the 

 flock of females. For feathers it is best to cross on the female side. 



The chicks from a cross on the male side are the ones that will 

 stand crowding as broilers, but if the pullets are to be raised for 

 layers they must be separated as soon as the sex can be determined. 

 By following this rule the profits will be very largely increased. 

 Of course, care must be taken that the males are from good laying 

 stock and also of good type for the breed they represent, as very 

 much of the success depends on the selection of males. 



