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ing a pure-bred rooster to turn in his yard; but now, 

 very few ever breed from anything but a pure bird, 

 that is, if their aim is to produce winter eggs. — [Wil- 

 liam Cook. 



There are different breeds of fowls that can be 

 crossed with impunity. By exercising care and thought, 

 birds can be produced in this way often that are 

 superior for general purposes, and especially for 

 poultry. They are equally as profitable or more so than 

 either of the pure breeds used for the purpose. For in- 

 stance, crossing the Light Brahma with the Barred 

 Plymouth Rock (using the Plymouth Rock male and 

 Brahma female) certainly improves the poultry stock. 

 You will get fully as large birds as the pure Brahma 

 and birds that will mature considerably earlier. This 

 I know from recent experience as well as from obser- 

 vation. Many growers cross promiscuously. Not 

 giving thought to the subject, they siniply cross some- 

 thing with something else, often producing mongrels 

 of the meanest type, that are comparatively worthless.^ 

 — [George Underwood. 



SOME SERVICEABLE CROSS-BRED CHICKENS 



When eggs are wanted, such fowls as Leghorns; 

 Minorcas and Andalusians, when freely crossed into 

 the stock, will largely increase the egg average. Even 

 when the hens are nearly all nondescripts, the introduc-: 

 tion of male birds of any of these breeds will greatly 

 improve the laying stock. An excellent cross for lay- 

 ing is a Minorca cock on Langshan hens. The pullets 

 are handsome black fowls, mature early and lay good 

 sized, tinted eggs. They are well adapted for either 

 free range or small run and stand confinement well. 

 The Andalusian-Langshan is another very good cross 

 for laying, the eggs being large and mostly colored. 



