MAKING A START 
to the conditions that surround him, a 
gradual change to another breed would 
not prove so very expensive. 
Buy from a reliable breeder, who, if 
he is a good business man, will only 
charge you a live-and-let-live price for 
good stock. Do not expect the man who 
keeps his stock well bred up to sell you 
eggs for hatching and stock for breeding 
purposes for a produce market price, for 
he can not afford to do it. While you 
would apply the live-and-let-live rule to 
him, you should also apply it to yourself. 
You will never know what it costs, in 
money, time and labor, to keep a flock up 
to ‘‘Standard’’ requirements, until you 
have tried it. Therefore, buy the best, 
even though your capital is very limited, 
for it is much better to start with a few 
birds of good quality than with a large 
number of poor quality. 
After the beginner has chosen the 
breed he likes best, before he buys he 
should ask himself this question: Do I 
eare for the utility side of the poultry 
business? If he does not, then fine 
feather, strength, vigor and bearing are 
about all that he need look for in the 
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