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recommends it to the amateur, who means to keep 

 a small flock only, and to breed from his own eggs, 

 is the certainty with which it comes true to type. 

 The chickens from a flock of well-marked, high 

 grade Barred Rocks will usually show the same 

 good points. No one appreciates this more than 

 the experienced poultry raiser, for the old saying, 

 "Like father, like son," is unfortunately by no 

 means always true in the hen yard. In fact, the 

 children from many strains very often fail to do 

 their parents credit. 



Rhode Island Red.— The Rhode Island Red is a 

 type of the American class which is rapidly making 

 a reputation and becoming more popular each 

 year, through sheer merit. The southern part of 

 New England claims the honor of launching this 

 bird, and the Red is seen there to-day at its best. 

 The following note from Mr. F. W. C. Almy, 

 known throughout the poultry world for his Reds, 

 is of special interest : 



Little Compton, R. I. 

 June 7, 191a 

 Dear Mr. Cobb: 



I know nothing personally of the origin of the Reds, 

 but it is almost universally conceded that they started 

 in this town. 



