SELECTION OF STOCK 9 
production of this type of hen, if they are 
kept in condition and in the proper type of 
houses. Any man who is contemplating 
going into the chicken business should choose 
such breeds as Reds, Rocks, or Wyandottes 
for the colder climates; and such as Leg- 
horns, Andalusians, or Anconas for locations 
where the winters are not severe. 
5. Freedom from Diseases. It is be- 
lieved by competent poultrymen to-day that 
there are very few diseases of fowls which are 
actually inherited. Nevertheless, there are 
several diseases which affect the value of 
fowls as foundation stock. 
The one particular disease which every 
poultryman should avoid, and which can 
‘easily be avoided, is white diarrhea. From 
the scientist’s point of view this disease can- 
not be inherited, technically speaking, yet 
from the practical poultryman’s standpoint, it 
amounts to the same thing because the germs 
of the disease are carried by the yolk of the 
egg, and when the egg is incubated the yolk 
‘passes into the digestive system of the young 
chick, thus infecting it with the disease. 
there has been perfected a test by which 
