STARTING IN THE BUSINESS 



A. 20. The same as given in No. 18, only pay more at- 

 tention to large size and less to fine feathers. 



KEEP PEDIGREE RECORDS 



VALUE CANNOT BE OVER-ESTIMATED— IT 

 IS THE ONLY SURE W^AY TO BREED RIGHT 



W. W. BYWATERS, Camden Point, Mo. 



SPECIALTY BREEDER OF BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS 



A. 9. Would buy a couple of trios or pens, the best 

 obtainable and then several hundred eggs. 



A, 10, This would be a very good way to start to Une 

 breed and it is hardly ever best to depend on one particular 

 mating. In this case I could thoroughly test the breeding 

 merits of the pens and if they' bred true I could select males 

 bred from them for next season. If the eggs were from the 

 same breeder and I had carefully kept pedigree record of pens 

 and eggs I could mate no doubt as weU as if they were all bred 

 and raised at home. The value of a carefully kept pedigree 

 record cannot be over-estimated as it is the only sure way to 

 breed. 



A. 11. Get good males that are strong in the points you 

 wish to establish, and use them two years; the second year breed 

 them back to their own pullets. Males can be bought from some 

 reUable fancier from $2. to $5. each or they may come cheaper 

 by buying a few sittings of eggs and raising them at home.- 

 Don't let a dollar or two prevent your getting the best for the 

 purpose. 



A. 12. Stock up with pure-breds as soon as possible and 

 handle one variety. The cheapest method to make the change 

 would be to buy several hundred eggs. Use the mongrels to 

 hatch and rear the chicks and dispose of the mongrels as soon 

 as the youngsters are old enough to wean. 



A. 13. Buy the very best breeders obtainable and trust 

 to the fancier you buy from to mate them for best results. 



A. 14. Buy a first class trio and then a hmited number 

 of eggs, the best obtainable. 



A. 17. Barred Plymouth Kocks. 



A. 18. They are more extensively bred than any other 

 variety, thus insuring a better market for your product. 



A. 19. Barred Plymouth Rocks. 



A. 20. They combine about all the quaUties desirable for 

 this purpose and the surplus males can be sold to better advan- 

 tage for breeding purposes. 



A. 21. Barred Rocks. 



A. 22. Because I have tested them thoroughly and know 

 them to be desirable for both fancy and market. 



ALL DEPENDS ON BREEDING STOCK 



A. 11. Light Brahmas make the best poultry. Rhode 

 Island Reds for an all purpose fowl fill the bill. Large R. I. 

 Red males crossed on such hens would give good results, and 

 better still if the nmles are from a great laying strain. 



A. 12. First, decide on the breed and decide wisely, as 



• the demand for some breeds of fowls is very limited. The all 



around fowl has the greater demand. I ha,ve tried most all 



breeds and find the breeds of the American class the most 



profitable. 



A. 13. Buy eight or ten yearling hens and a cockerel, 

 the best to be had, of some reUable breeder whose stock is vigor- 

 ous and has stood the test in the strongest shows. Most every- 

 thing depends on the breeding stock, so the old saying that the 

 best is none too good certainly holds true in this case. I get 

 the best results when using a cockerel on hens; the chicks come 

 stronger; the reason is plain, the hens not laying much during 

 the winter, not being forced, come along naturally. I never 

 allow my breeders to be forced during the winter, only to come 

 along naturally. The chicks from such stock are much the 

 stronger. 



A. 14. He should go slow and grow up in the business. 

 He must advertise or no one will know where he Uves. Don't 

 buy a trio and expect results, as two females with one male may 

 prove a failure. Have six birds at least with a yoimg male, or 

 perhaps four females with a cock might do, but with a cockerel 

 four would be too few. The best way for such a beginner would 

 be to find work for himself on some successful poultry plant or 

 plants. He would gain immeasurably and surely save a lot of 

 time and money. 



A. 16. If he cannot get a place on a successful plant and 

 has a certain amount of common sense, let him tackle it without. 

 Don't jump into it all at once, as it takes some capital after 

 everything is bought to carry on the business. If one uses 

 Uttle theory and much common sense he will be more apt to 

 succeed. 



A. 17. Rhode Island Reds. 



A. 18. They have proved to me to be the most profitable 

 as an all around fowl for both meat and eggs. They mature 

 early and are the best of winter layers. Cocks weigh about 

 9 lbs. and hens 7 lbs. You can hatch a month later than you 

 can with any of the other so-caUed general purpose fowl, and get 

 them to laying at the same time in the fall. 



A. 19. If I were to hatch during the fall I would use 

 Light Brahmas; dming the late winter and early spring, Rhode 

 Island Reds. 



A. 20. The Brahma is so slow to mature that you can 

 hold them longer than any other breed, as they remain soft. 

 The longer into the spring you can hold a fall chicken the more 

 you get per pound for it as a roaster. 



A. 21. Rhode Island Reds. 



A. 22. I honestly believe that one breed is all any man 

 can properly attend to on the same plant. Rhode Island Reds 

 have given me the best results as layers and for fancy purposes. 



THE BEST ARE NONE TOO GOOD- 

 GO SLOW AND GROW^ UP IN THE 

 BUSINESS — LITTLE THEORY AND 

 MUCH COMMON SENSE NECESSARY 



W. S. HARRIS, Mansfield, Mass. 



BREEDER OF RHODE ISLAND REDS EXCLUSIVELY 



A. 9. I should buy the fowls if I wanted to breed many, 

 but eggs if few. 



A. 10. If one is to breed a large number, it would be 

 cheaper to buy enough breeding stock to give a sufficient number 

 of eggs, and he would know better what to expect from the eggs. 



CHEAP START WITH EGGS 



PURE BRED FLOCK IN SHORT TIME AT SMALL COST 

 GARDNER & DUNNING, Auburn, N. Y. 



BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK SPECIALISTS 



A. 9. Both. 



A. 10. If one buys of a reliable breeder he can get started 

 for less money by buying eggs. It would doubtless be necessary 

 to buy a few birds to enable one to properly mate up the pens 

 for the first seasons' breeding. 



A. 11. Buy pure-bred male or males, or better still buy 



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