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POULTRY PRODUCTION 



The breeder's goal is not so much "how many" as "How 

 good." Pedigree breeding is a necessity in selecting for 

 fecundity or hatching power. There cannot be the best 

 progress along production lines without it. 



Fig. 62 



The chick leg band as it appears in the wing of the adult fowl. It bears 

 the year date of hatching as well as the chick's number. As it remains 

 in place throughout life, the age of the bird can always be told. (Courtesy 

 of Kansas Experiment Station.) 



The general producer, however, desires numbers and sells 

 on a comparatively narrow margin, hence the time element 

 involved is too great to make pedigreeing practical. He 

 must look to the production breeder to do this for him. 



