HISTORY OF ANCONAS 
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ANCONAS AHEAD AS ALWAYS 
Four farm flocks of chickens super¬ 
vised by the Extension Service of Iowa 
State College for the purpose of secur¬ 
ing accurate records on the production 
of eggs, averaged more than 75% pro¬ 
duction for June, 1923. 
Here are the official figures as fur¬ 
nished by the State College: 
No. and 
Feed 
% egg 
Breed 
Cost 
Production 
78 R. I. Reds 
$29.50 
75.7% 
142 White Leghorns 
$16.93 
77.0% 
155 Mixed 
$25.29 
76.1% 
155 Anconas 
$ 7.00 
78.7% 
The largest per cent egg production 
means something in favor of Anconas, 
but look at feed cost! 
It cost 37 cents per hen to feed Rhode 
Island Reds for the month. 
It cost 12 cents per hen to feed White 
Leghorns for the month. 
It cost 16 cents per hen to feed the 
mixed flock for the month. 
It cost but 5 cents per hen to feed 
Anconas for the month, or less than 
one-half what it cost to feed Leghorns, 
less than one-third what it cost to feed 
mongrels, and less than one-seventh 
what it cost to feed Rhode Island Reds. 
You fellows who buy feed for a few 
hundred hens, just figure up the saving 
on Anconas for one month, multiply it 
by 12, and see what an additional pro¬ 
fit Anconas make per year over other 
breeds. Most any other breeds of same 
class could be substituted for Leg¬ 
horns and Reds, and results would be 
practically the same, as compared with 
Anconas. 
The foregoing champion Ancona 
flock in the month of July led all other 
flocks by a still greater margin- 
reaching the remarkable figure of 80.8 
per cent egg production. No other 
flock in the State of Iowa reached as 
high as 74 per cent for July. 
ANCONA MAGAZINE 
In April, 1910, The Ancona World 
magazine was established by Roy W. 
Van Hoesen, Franklinville, N. Y., and 
has since been continued without in¬ 
terruption. 
It is published in the interests of 
Ancona breeders, fanciers and clubs 
all over the World, and circulates in 
practically every English speaking- 
country on the globe, besides many 
foreign speaking lands. 
Each issue contains the current news 
and activities of Ancona breeders in 
shows, contests, business, club doings, 
meets, boosting stunts, etc., and special 
articles by the editor, and many men 
and women contributors; also engrav¬ 
ings of Anconas, well known breed¬ 
ers, advertisements, etc., etc. 
The subscription price is 50 cents 
per year, or three years for $1. No 
extra postage outside the United 
States. Every subscription is stopped 
#t expiration of time paid for. 
The advertising rate is $40 per page 
per issue; y 2 page $20; % page $10. 
Less space $3 per inch. Classified 
ads 6 cents per word per issue. 
The Ancona World has the largest 
stock of Ancona engravings in exist¬ 
ence, and has duplicates for sale. Also 
makes engravings for breeders, from 
photographs. And does printing for 
breeders everywhere, using any of its 
engravings, and prepaying delivery. 
Also sells special Ancona items, includ¬ 
ing Ancona Post Cards, Ancona Gum¬ 
med Stickers, Ancona Boosting Cir¬ 
culars of several kinds, and general 
Pc 1 try Supplies, such as leg bands, 
chick toe punches, shipping crates and 
boxes for fowls, chicks and eggs, poul¬ 
try books, including American Stan¬ 
dard of Perfection, etc. 
Address: The Ancona World, Frank¬ 
linville, New York, U. S. A. 
