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thing to make them certain in our fowls is to breed 

 from strains which are noted in this particular direction. 

 The fanciers of this country have been breeding too 

 much for the merely external qualities. The temptation 

 to do so is strong, because such qualities show ; they 

 win in the exhibition room, they gather in the prizes, 

 they fill the eye of the purchasers, and make money for 

 their owners. But the time is coming, even now the 

 signs of promise are in the air, we can already see the 

 first streaiks of the dawn of that day which shall right 

 all this wrong, and put the breeder of intrinsic above 

 the breeder of extrinsic qualities alone. Breed, then, for 

 intrinsic rather than extrinsic qualities, but unite the two, 

 so far as possible, without any sacrifice of the former to 

 the latter. 



These general rules will be found applicable to all 

 breeds of fowls. A few applications of these rul^s to 

 mating poultry will convince the breeder of their impor- 

 tance. It will not be amiss to note some matings of 

 those breeds which are well known, for in so doing we 

 shall illustrate the principles which underlie almost all 

 matings. 



One of the most difficult breeds to properly mate is 

 also one of the most popular of the Asiatics, 



PARTRIDGE COCHINS. 



To produce the best results, two matings are neces- 

 sary ; one for the production of cockerels, the other for 

 the production of pullets. For the production of cock- 

 erels, the cock must be possessed of good . symmetry ; 

 small, evenly-serrated comb ; broad and beautiful saddle ; 



