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KENNEL DEPARTMENT 
The purpose of this department is to give advice to those inter¬ 
ested in dogs. All inquiries will receive careful attention. Ad¬ 
dress “Kennel Department” and enclose a self-addressed en- 
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Collies 
Elegant high- 
quality Collie 
puppies, sable and white, frofn 
ESI?.- W best strains of blood; have been 
“ jj w carefully raised, are in perfect 
health. Eligible to registration 
‘ -'"y American Kennel Club Stud Book. 
f Ready for delivery, shipped on re¬ 
ceipt of price. We take great care 
in selecting each puppy. We will 
please you. Males $20 each; fe¬ 
males $15 each. 
Nice grown male Collie S50. 
Our booklet sent on receipt of stamp. 
Address Pine Grove Collie Kennels, Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, N. Y. 
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Battle Creek Michigan 
AMERICAN KENNEL GAZETTE 
1 I 'HE Breeders register in the Gazette has proved of great 
value, in view of the constant demand at the American 
Kennel Club for names and addresses of breeders. Write 
lor rates. 
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB 
1 Liberty Street NEW YORK CITY 
If You Have a Dog 
BLUE DRAGON 
KENNELS 
14 Uliles from New York 
GREAT NECK, I.. I. 
Offer for sale a fine lot of 
puppies by their celebrated 
Champion Chinese Chum 
Winner of many championships. Also winner of cup for 
Best Dog in Show of All Breeds at Cedarhurst, L. I., 1908 
Address manager 
Pointers and Setters tor Sale 
None better bred or more thoroughly trained 
on Quail, Pheasants and other game 
Our dogs are bred second to none and trained in the 
best Quail section of the United States. We have both 
dogs and bitches. Why not enjoy the fall shooting over 
a d-'g that is thoroughly trained and one that knows his 
rusiness in the held ? Brices from $50.00 up to $200.00. 
Please state your wants. 
The C. S. FREEL KENNELS, Drawer H, Loogootee, Ind. 
TOY WHITE FRENCH POODLES, young 
and grown stock. Pedigreed. Prices reason¬ 
able. Also Toy Spitz Pomeranian pups. 
Write your wants. 
MRS. G. C. ROHDE, 
Ann Arbor, Mich. 
You Should Read 
FIELD AIM O FANCY 
the only weekly in America devoted exclu¬ 
sively to the dog. Sample and Special 
T rial subscription Offer on application. 
FIELD AND FANCY, 14 Church St., New York City 
“ DOCS IN AMERICA ” 
( Illustrated ) 
This bi-monthly caters to Fancier and Nov : ce alike. 
Spec ; al articles and typical dogs exemplified. Full reviews 
of shows. The one dog man a particularly welcome sub¬ 
scriber. 
Annual Subscription $2.00 
Address “DOCS IN AMERICA” 
406 World Building New York 
SCOTCH COLLIES 
The most popular, handsome, affec¬ 
tionate and refined of all dogs. Fifty 
beautiful golden sable and white, pedi¬ 
greed puppies, by noted registered sires, 
are looking around for new homes. Un¬ 
conditional satisfaction guaranteed. 
Price $ 15.00 up, either sex. 
Hawthorn Collie Kennels 
Box 66 CUMMAQUID, MASS. 
PET STOCK MAGAZINE 
devoted to 
Poultry, Pigeons, Rabbits and all other kind of Pet Animals. 
Illiistrated,Interesting,Instructive. 
Liberal commission paid to energetic agents. Write us. 
Pet Stock Magazine, l8-20-22,WashingtoiTSt., Springfield, Ohio 
Walescott Kennels 
Scottish Terriers 
at present the best collection to 
found in any kennel in the world. 
from $35 tor females to $250 tor Males 
Welsh Terriers 
Airedale in color. Fox Terrier in size. 
Large enough for watch dog, small enough 
for the house. Game little companions. 
Puppies trom $25 for females fo $75 for Males 
BERNARDSVILLE, N. J 
RABBITS AND PET STOCK 
Unrivaled Flemish Giant, Angora, Tan 
and Polish Rabbits - Peruvian and Smooth 
Cavies for fancy or pet. 
Some Good Youngsters now for 
sale, $1.00 up 
Elm Cove Rabbitry, 
Great Neck, L. I. 
births old-350lbs. 
JERSEY RED PIGS 
J U’S “Pounds that count.” Buy 
Jersey Red Pigs—the rapid grow¬ 
ers. Strong, vigorous, small¬ 
boned, long-bodied. Nine 
months pigs often dress 350 
lbs. Buy a pair now. Gel 
quick profits. Circular free. 
A. J. COLLINS, Box Y, Moorestown, N. J. 
These are rarely thoroughbreds but mix¬ 
tures bred to a point of general usefulness 
by a natural process of elimination of ob¬ 
jectionable birds. Having found the ac¬ 
climated breed of best utility in a locality, 
the amateur may improve upon it by 
breeding with thoroughbreds. 
Under conditions where the fowls are 
required to find part of their living over 
a wide range, the light and medium 
weights are preferable to the heavy breeds 
which are content with a sunny corner 
and whatever comes their way. 
The Brahmas and Cochins become 
“broody” more readily than the light 
breeds and adhere to their nests patiently. 
Their disposition is docile and they are 
wise mothers. For the man who has no 
incubator and must depend upon the re¬ 
productive instincts of his fowls, these 
heavy breeds may be drawn upon for a 
few good sitters. The Brahmas especially 
are excellent mothers. The Plymouth 
Rocks and others of the intermediate 
class of birds are also satisfactory in this 
capacity. 
Though, for appearance’ sake, thor¬ 
oughbreds are desirable, yet a cross of 
good breeds is just as successful. The 
Plymouth Rock with the Brahma will give 
excellent weight, and if the eggs of good 
layers are chosen, the cross should result 
in fine general-purpose fowls. White Wy¬ 
andotte and Plymouth Rock, and Brahma 
and White Wyandotte are excellent 
crosses. Wyandotte or Plymouth Rocks 
may be bred with Leghorn for increased 
egg production of the medium-sized fowls, 
but the progeny must subsequently be bred 
for weight by selecting the heavier bodies 
with the best egg productiveness. 
There is no distinct advantage de¬ 
rived from crossing fowls of very unlike 
characteristics as, for instance, the heavy¬ 
weight Cochins of moderate laying quali¬ 
ties, with a lightweight profuse layer like 
the Leghorn. The amateur breeder who 
would emphasize certain characteristics in 
his flock should choose fowls that have 
those characteristics to a certain extent, 
and seek to strengthen them by a union 
with breeds in which those characteristics 
predominate. 
Having decided the question of breed, 
the prospective raiser must procure his 
eggs or poultry from a strain of fowls 
whose members do not bear too close re¬ 
lation to one another. In spite of blood, 
inbreeding will produce poor layers and 
irregular sitters with chicks deficient in 
vitality. There must be proper balance of 
traits with best of health in the old birds 
so that the chicks may have their right 
heritage of vitality. Cockerels might bet¬ 
ter be changed every second year to in¬ 
sure this. They must not be sires to the 
third generation nor should cockerels of 
the second generation be mates of fowls 
of the preceding generation. Inbreeding 
emphasizes inherent weakness in the pro¬ 
geny, and though such fowls may be thor¬ 
oughbreds, in that their blood is distinct, 
yet they will be constitutionally weak. 
M. Roberts Conover 
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