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of poultry culture, such advice might be good. If there was any credit 

 in winning with little or no opposition, such advise might be good. 

 But as prizes are but incidents, and as a winning where there is no 

 competition is merely a walk-over, such advice is decidedly bad. To 

 show without competition is wasted effort. One may learn far more 

 by losing in competition than by winning without competition. 



Don't go in then for the freaks. You will find that the Plymouth 

 Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons, Leghorns or Wyandottes will 

 give you plenty of variety. In fact there are 27 standard varieties of 

 these five breeds, and about a dozen more that have not been admitted 

 to the Standard. 



For a secondary group we have the Brahmas, Cochins, Dominiques, 

 Dorkings, Houdans, Langshans and Minorcas. These are all standard 

 and valuable breeds. But the beginner will find that any of the more 

 popular varieties from the first group will be in greater demand than 

 all those in the last. 



It is impossible in the scope of a single chapter to give the 

 multitude of secrets for preparing and showing birds. Each breed, 

 and indeed each variety, requires particular treatment. All this 

 will be found in my special book on the subject entitled "Show Room 

 Secrets." In this book every Standard breed and variety is taken up 

 separately and the beginner is told, for the first. time, how to breed, 

 grow to weight, and condition birds to win. 



Winning is not, as some believe, a matter of luck. Nor do prizes 

 go by favor. There have been and there will be some dishonest 

 showmen and dishonest judges. But the fakers are few and juggling 

 judges are fewer yet. The standard is high and the showroom demands 

 that exhibitors and judges shall be men of unblemished reputation. 



