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COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING 



Color, shape, carriage, texture of plumage, comb, wattles and 

 ear lobes are the essentials to success in the exhibition; but as 

 they constitute a study in themselves, we will not attempt to 

 cover them in this chapter, which is intended more for the com- 

 mercial poultry raiser. 



Having selected a group of birds of the desired appearance 

 and most precocious habits, final judgment is passed upon their 



(Courtesy Purdue Exfieriment Station) 



Fig. 254. — Practical method of catching fowls. Crate is placed against small 

 entrance door, through which the chickens are driven into the crate. 



physical qualifications — literally speaking, their naked truths. 

 There is a distinct correlation between the different parts of a 

 fowl, make no mistake about this. The body of the vigorous 

 fowl is broad, deep and blocky, as contrasted with the long, thin, 

 slender type. And since the fowl's plumage is often very de- 

 ceiving, they must be carefully handled. In a sense they must 

 be measured. 



In a foregoing paragraph on selecting pullets for heavy egg 



