PRAIRIE FARMER'S POULTRY BOOK 



responding points of excellence in the male, and vice versa. 

 If the male selected is a cock, the females should be pullets; 

 if the females are hens, the male should be a cockerel. Now 

 it may happen that when more than one female is used it 

 will be found that the progeny of one of the females is far 

 superior to that produced by the others. In that event, her 

 offspring should be chosen to continue the breeding line. The 

 accompanying chart shows just how the mating can be made 

 from year to year. It shows how a male line of breeding can 



Modem type half-monitor house with open front 



be established in which the blood of the male will predominate. 

 Also a female line is established in which the blood of the 

 original female predominates, and this is done without close 

 inbreeding. In the third and fifth year the two lines can be 

 brought together in such a way that the sire and dam used 

 will not be closely related. The system advised is to use a 

 sire unrelated to the dams. If this is done, and the blood of 

 the sire harmonizes with that of the dam, then the breeding 

 lines can be established and carried on without the necessity 

 of using any close relationship in any of the matings. 



The points to be emphasized in selecting the foundation 

 stock are vigor, type, color, productiveness and prepotency. 



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