CONTENTS 11 



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The Cayuga 77 



The Call ' 77 



The East India 77 



The Crested 77 



The Muscovy 77 



The Indian Runner 77 



The Swedish 78 



The Orpington 78 



The Penciled Runner .78 



The Geese Class 78 



The Geese Breed .... 78 



The Toulouse ... 79 



The Chinese 79 



The African .... 79 



TheEmbden 80 



The Egyptian 80 



The Wild or Canadian 80 



CHAPTER III 



The Problems in Mating and in Egg Phodttction 82 



Selection of Birds for Breeding 87 



Selection of the Cochins 88 



The Problems in Mating, Selection of Birds for Breeding — 



Selection of the Brahmas 89 



Selection of the Barred Plymouth Rocks 91 



Selection of the Rhode Island Reds 92 



Selection of the Wyandottes 93 



Selection of the White Leghorns 94 



Utility Classifioation 95 



Fixing and Intensifying of the Egg-laying Characters 96 



Rhythm in Egg Production 97 



Distribution of Egg Production 98 



Results of Breeding from Unselected Stock 100 



Physical Indications in Egg Production 107 



Key to Physical Index in Judging for Egg Production 110 



Selection for Meat Quality 113 



Judging for Utility 113 



Mendelism 116 



Line Breeding, Outcrossing, and Inbreeding 130 



Pedigree Breeding 134 



