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fowls, not alone as perfect egg machines, but non- 

 setters as well? It has taken time and skillful 

 breeding to bring them up to their present standard 

 of productiveness, and the breeders are still improv- 

 ing them in this particular line. 



When you buy common eggs of unknown breed 

 and hatch chicks from such eggs, you do not know 

 what they will mature into, whereas, if you buy 

 eggs laid by hens from some known breed you 

 know, to a certain extent, whether you will have 

 egg producers or market fowls. 



Another point which should not be overlooked 

 by the novice — when you raise good poultry, bred 

 from good stock, you can always sell a few 

 cockerels and surplus pullets at a price consider- 

 ably better than that to be obtained from the 

 butcher or grocer. If you are only a small back- 

 yarder you stand a show of selling good birds to 

 your neighbors at fancy poultry prices. 



The appearance of your uniform flock will bring 

 about these sales. Such flocks are noticed and com- 

 mented upon by almost everybody, whereas, on 

 the other hand, a flock of scrubs or mixed breeds 

 never receives as much as a passing notice. On a 

 green, well kept place in the suburbs what is more 

 attractive and is more noticed by the passer-by than 

 a flock of hens all of uniform color and general 

 makeup? It adds an air of prosperity to the 

 surroundings. 



