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are simply wonderful. It is not an uncommon thing for a 

 good specimen to sell for one hundred dollars. There was 

 a time when a setting of eggs at one dollar was considered 

 high. Now it is an easy matter to find many breeders charg- 

 ing a dollar for a single egg, or fifteen dollars per setting. 

 They not only ask this price but get it, and the purchasers 

 are satisfied that they are getting value for their money. 

 There are a number of breeders who are getting from two to 

 five dollars each for their best eggs. They are giving many 

 years of expert breeding in these eggs, and as a rule the 

 buyer feels that he is geting all he pays for. 



GOOD TIME TO GET INTERESTED IN POULTRY 



It is good time for every person interested in poultry to 

 get busy. If you have a place where you can keep a few 

 fowls, make reaijy for them and invest in a trio or pen of a 

 good breed. From such a start quite a nice lot of well-bred 

 birds can be obtained by another year. Considering the de- 

 mand for Standard bred birds, it would be well to get some- 

 thing good in quality. It is not necessary to pay such a big 

 price, if they are bought from a reputable breeder and he 

 knows what is wanted and how much is to be invested. If 

 he cannot fill the bill he will say so. 



From this start a good-sized flock will be raised and be 

 ready for business in another year; then hatching eggs and 

 probably a few baby chicks, if you have incubators in which 

 to hatch them, can be supplied to buyers. There are always 

 people in every community who want a few settings of eggs 

 or some baby chicks of some good breed, and with a good 

 breed some business can be done without much advertising. 

 Of course, it will be found that it pays to advertise ; and the 

 longer you are in the business, the more this will be appre- 

 ciated. With this start you are now in a position to advance. 



