Horatio L. Finch, South Norwalk, Conn., I got a sitting of fifteen Ancona ^gs from 

 New York, and hatched fourteen nice strong chicks, which shows pretty good fertility. 



Will H. Tuttle, Vesper, New York: The five Ancona hens I recently bought have laid 

 sixty eggs the last twelve days, five every day. They open the eye» of people around here. 

 My next door neighbor has twenty-one hens of a different breed, and gets but few more 

 eggs than I do from five. One of my Ancona pullets hatched April l6, began laying Sep- 

 tember 3, and has not skipped a day in two weeks. 



William E. Barber, Flixton, near Manchester, England: I have kept ? great many 

 breeds of fowls, and I have no hesitation in saying that the Ancona of a good laying strain 

 will lay more eggs for the weight of food consumed, than any other fowl. 



O. M. Morse, Fort Scott, Kansas: I have an Ancona pullet that first laid when she 

 was four months and four days old, and within seventeen days had laid fifteen eggs. Sev- 

 eral of her mates laid before they were five months old. 



A. L. Helvin, 910 E. 28 St., Norfolk, Va.: Nine of eleven of my February hatched 

 Ancona pullets were laying at seventeen weeks old. I have had fine luck with my birds. 



Dr. Edith K. Neel, Santa Rosa, Fla.: 1 have kept thoroughbred poultry for years, and 

 prefer Anconas to Rocks, Orpingtons, Wyandottes, and Reds, because Anconas lay more 

 eggs and are easier keepers. 



H. B. Rodgers, Troy, Ohio.: I discarded Black Langshans for Anconas. Anconas 

 have made good with me and I regard them as the best of all breeds. 



G. H. Hubbard, Lock Haven, Pa.: In a comparative test I found Anconas so farout- 

 classed the Rocks and Leghorns as egg producers that I discarded the former breeds and keep 

 Anconas only. 



Jeff H. Allen, Springfield, Mo.: If anyone has better layers than my Anconas I would 

 like to find them. I have Ancona pullets that began laying at sixteen weeks old. 



Mrs. Noble Stairs, Elmgrove, Ky.: My experience has been that Anconas beat Leg- 

 horns as layers, which is saying a great deal. And the Anconas lay such beautiful large 

 white eggs. 



C. A. Newton, Vassar, Michigan: One of my Ancona pullets laid in the coop while at 

 the show, at the early age of three months and fifteen days. 



J. E. Tipple, Union City, Ind.: If it's eggs you want, keep Anconas. I have for years 

 been a breeder of various kinds of fowls. 



C. S. Teachout, Richland, Washington: Anconas are in the front ranks here. I have 

 tried them out with other laying breeds and have come to the conclusion that Anconas are 

 the best layers on earth. 



C. H. Smith, Cascade, N. Y.: I bred Leghorns, Wyandottes, Rocks and Brahmasfor 

 seventeen years, and discarded them all for Anconas, because the latter are more profitable 

 and nicest of them all. 



Howard R. Conover, Titusville, Pa.: I have bred Anconas ten years, and consider 

 them the best all 'round chickens on earth. 



A. H. Emch, a poultry Judge of Toledo, Ohio: Whenever I meet a fancier who wants 

 to breed Mediterraneans I always recommend Anconas, as I believe an ameteur has a bet- 

 ter chance to make good with them than if he tried anything else. 



J. Joyce Gottschall, Mendon, Ohio.: During January I got as many eggs from my 

 two pens of Anconas as my father did from three times as many Leghorns and Rocks. 



F. G. Fish, Ashboro, N. C: I have loi Anconas and 33 Rocks. The Rocks eat as 

 much as do the whole bunch of Anconas. At eight weeks old little Ancona chicks weigh 

 two ounces more than do Rocks raised in the same brood. 



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