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19.V, SPRING SEED CATALOG 
Sex Guaranteed Chicks 
Pullet 
Male 
We prefer the White Leghorn—White Rock cross. The pullets look 
like Leghorns but lay even better. The males are more like White Rocks 
but grow and mature faster. This is the healthiest, ruggedest cross we 
have found. Get all pullets for layers or all males for meat purposes. 
We guarantee 85% accuracy in determining the sex of this cross but 
usually will run much higher. If less than 85% are pullets we will adjust the dif¬ 
ference down to the price of males on the number of chicks over 15% males. 
Our Regular Breeds 
are Great Egg Layers 
Our COLONIAL-BRED chickens are 
bred to give you good results. If you 
like Rocks, Reds, Orpingtons or Wyan- 
dottes you will look a long time before 
you find any strain that has the breed¬ 
ing back of it that you will find in our 
COLONIAL-BRED chicks. Right across 
the street from our main seed house 
and KFNF studio you will find one of 
the largest of Colonial’s plants which 
was placed here to serve Henry Field 
customers just like they are used to 
being served. 
Several years ago before choosing 
Colonial Poultry Farms to furnish us 
our chicks we talked with many poultry 
farms and hatcheries with the idea of 
choosing the kind of people that would 
spend time, money and effort in im¬ 
proving the flocks from which the 
chicks were to be hatched. We are 
happy to say that Colonial has import¬ 
ed what is still the largest importation 
of special egg production chickens from 
British Columbia, Canada, from other 
places in Canada, from England and 
from the leading breeders of the United 
States. This blood has been used in 
the flocks until now there are thous¬ 
ands of descendents of this imported 
blood. It has always been our idea 
that your real profits in the chicken 
business comes from the sale of eggs. 
Meat is a secondary consideration. If 
you get lots of eggs you will have a 
good income every week and it’s cash 
in your pocket. We hatch three grades 
of chicks. The Standard Grade is as 
good or better than most hatcheries 
offer. Our next best grade is the 
SPECIAL LAYING GRADE and the 
greatest money-makers is our BEST 
EGG GRADE which we challenge any¬ 
one to excel. And remember if you 
order early you will get some SPECIAL 
DISCOUNTS, see price list on next 
page. 
Orlf You Want Real Leghorns 
This is a Leghorn year. Feed is cheap, eggs are and have been high enough 
to make a good profit over feed costs and after all the good old Leghorns eat 
less feed than most any chicken. There is no breed that is so universally used by 
the big commercial farms as the White Leghorn. Where 
you are selling eggs on the graded or fancy markets we 
like the Booth Strain White Minorcas best because of 
the BIG EGGS, however most of our Leghorns lay stand¬ 
ard eggs or better. I don’t think you will find anyone 
in the United States that has bought more stock from 
high record ancestors than have been used in the 
Colonial flocks. We have had 
shipments from Tom Barron of 
England, from the World’s high¬ 
est record Leghorns which have 
been produced in Canada and 
also have used other fine Am¬ 
erican strains. If you want BIG 
LEGHORNS that will lay lots 
of eggs and good sized eggs you 
will like our COLONIAL-BRED 
White Leghorns. 
Tour Choice, ALL PUL¬ 
LETS or ALL MALES 
In Day-old Chicks 
These are our SEX-GUARANTEED Chicks. By 
crossing certain breeds it is possible to separate 
the males and the pullets when they are first 
hatched either* by the color of the chicks when 
hatched or by the speed with which the wing 
feathers start. We use both methods. To the left 
is a picture showing the White Leghorn-White 
Rock cross. The pullets are like Leghorns only 
larger and lay even better. The males are more 
like the White Rocks and make an excellent 
meat chicken. They mature a little quicker than 
the Rock, are almost as large and they make 
fine broilers, springs or roasters. We have never 
tried any for capons but many customers say 
that they are excellent for that. 
Hybrids are stronger and healthier than the 
purebreds. This is usually true of all animals 
and birds. The mule is stronger and tougher than 
the horse. The same is true of these chickens. 
They are exceptionally hardy and easy to raise. 
In an English test the Hybrids lead all breeds in 
egg production. They averaged 15 eggs per bird 
more than White Leghorns their nearest competi¬ 
tor. 21 eggs more than Reds and 22 more than 
White Wyandottes. 
If you raise all pullets they will do better than 
if you have males with them and besides you can 
raise twice as many pullets with the same equip¬ 
ment and have them all the same age and they 
will all begin to lay at about the same time. On 
the other hand if you raise chickens to sell for 
meat the cockerels are best as they grow faster 
than the pullets, reach maturity faster and on 
less feed. People everywhere are fast turning to 
Hybrids as the practical thing to raise. The 
English like them better than purebreds. 
3-Crosses 
WHITE LEGHORN X WHITE ROCK—This is 
our favorite. The pullets are wonderful layers, 
probably the best of anything, anywhere. The 
males mature quick and are almost as large as 
Rocks. Guarantee 85% accuracy in separating 
sex. 
BLACK MINORCAS X BARRED ROCKS— 
Pullets lay extra large, tinted eggs and lots of 
them. Males are barred in color. 95% accuracy 
guaranteed in separating sex. 
RHODE ISLAND RED X BARRED ROCKS— 
Pullets lay brown eggs. Males are like Barred 
Rocks in color and size. 95% accuracy guaranteed 
in separating sex. Best for Capons. 
We use Single Comb chickens for all these 
crosses. 
If you want to know more about SEX GUAR¬ 
ANTEED or Hybrid chicks this book will give 
you the whole story. It will tell you all about 
our other breeds and all about why COLONIAL 
BRED chicks are among the very best that can 
be bought anywhere at any price. It is FREE 
for the asking. Just say you want it on a letter, 
order or card. Simply ask for the HENRY FIELD 
Chick Book. 
See Special Low Prices 
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