Some Spurious and Some Genuine 

 Indian Runners 



: CHAPTER XIV 



By Mrs. Andrew Brooks. 



[There is no more faithful and ardent worker, and none 

 with stronger convictions of the superior value of the English- 

 bred, Penciled Runner of the white-egg type than Mrs. Andrew 

 Brooks. She raises them largely, has the courage to pay for good 

 stock, and almost literally lives with and for her Runners. It was 

 her courage and persistence which stayed the downfall of the Pen- 

 ciled type when the American Standard threatened to sweep it off 

 the earth. It was she who would not be said nay in her petition 

 that I, who was breeding Runners to the English Standard and 

 not bothering my head about the rest, should use my influence to 

 save this valuable white-egg Runner for the farmers of the coun- 

 try. It was she who sent eggs and ducks to be tested by those 

 whose opinions were worth while ; it was she who showed eggs to 

 prove their size and purity of color ; it was she who showed ducks 

 where she knew they would be discredited by the judge, in order 

 to learn valuable facts about judging as it is. 



In a prominent poultry journal, late in 1911, Mrs. Brooks, 

 by request, told something of her own start. She there said: 

 "Poultry keeping has solved the problem of an income for the 

 women of the farms." One year, quite early in her experience, 

 Mrs. Brooks herself sold almost $1100.00 worth of products from 

 about 50 Runners and 250 Barred Rocks, mostly at market rates. 

 Now, she does better, still holding to both, while "the ducks have 



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