TESTING THE STOCK. 101 



Testing the Stock. 



It ia always safest to breed one's first pure hrej stock as mated up by the breeder from 

 whom it is piirebased. The liejjinner sbould remember, however, tliat failure to fjet resulls 

 that i-uit bim may be due to his inexperience — to mismanagement of the stoclt. Even if his 

 experience with inferior stock has lieen such that he is sure of his ability to grow good chicks, 

 failure to get such from his new thoroughbred stock the first season should not lead him to 

 discard it. In such cases I would advise buying a few more birds from another breeder, and 

 breeding them separately, liut continuing to l>reed the first stock bought, for it not infrequently 

 happens that stock that did poo) ly the first seascni in n new place, does uiicori-monly well the 

 next, and it is therefore poor policy to turn it ofl" without a further trial. 



