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If you have produeed a good specimen, have a neat halftone 

 cut engraved ; this will make your article more interesting and you 

 can also use the cut on your stationery with show record of the 

 bird printed bdow. This will help to advertise your stock and 

 wi'H .ex^aiti to your prfospeetive customers, better than words, what 

 you have to offer. 



To-day the poultry press harps on one subject exclusively— 

 "utiHty." tEvenything is wtility it seems, and possibly fhis concK- 

 tion win exist for some time. But we should not forget that a 

 number of fanciers are in existenae — 'real, true fanciers; it is "up 

 to them" to save the Bantam. Will they rally to ^:he support of 

 the cause? That, I fear, is another story. However, if you are a 

 Bantam breeder, and if you write good, snappy, gingery Bantam 

 stories, the publishers will be mighty glad to give Bantam 

 copy of this nature publicity. They appreciate a good thing; they 

 are anxious to further Ube fancy as well as the utility end. Yes, 

 there is room for the utitoy poitltrymen and the fanciers — ^plenty 

 of room. 



If you are an embryo I would suggeat a few things, although 

 I don't want to say!,'tQQ linaeh, as I am in a position to learn con- 

 siderably more myself, being, in a way, ibut an amateur. The 

 first thing I would suggest is-; "jBon't Ibe^in too much of a hurry 

 to buy until you know jtwt \vlbBit you want.. When you have 

 decided what variety of Bantams ^m prefer, go through the poul- 

 try papers thoroughly, and then write to the fanciers who seem 

 to have the stock that most appeals to you. Don't be afraid to 

 pay a dollar or two more than you think necessary. Remember, 

 high priced stock is ofttimes cheaper in the end." 



When you invest in stock, fight "shy of the man who has a 

 bargain — who wants to sell ' cheap. In ninety-nine cases out iof a 

 hundred -there is something wrong — something "rotten in Denmaik." 



•One or two varieties will give you all the trouble you an- 

 •ticipa'fee, and more too, sometimes. Don't endeavor to bceed 

 q.tia'lity and quarrtity at the same time. This combination never 

 seems -to -mix any better than does oil and water. 



Do -not crowd your birds. They will not thrive if they do 

 ^Ot 'have -room to turn around. If they ar-e crowded their plum- 

 age w.fll suffer; many bantam judges are very strict -along this 



line. 



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