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«These ave excellent results, and I will state that the pullets were 
fresh from a farm range, and had never been forced for the show- 
room. Other breeders, again, complain that Indian game are poor 
layers, but I can trace this to the condition of their birds, the latter 
being hunted around in the shows before they are placed in the 
breeding pens. Such a course is suicidal to all breeds. My own 
experience confirms this. JI never breed many birds in a pen, as my 
object is feathers only; hence, when I selected three birds that 
were imported, and also shown at various shows, I could not reason- 
ably expect a large egg-product. I was not disappointed, for one of 
the hens was reluctant to lay a hard-shelled egg for a long time 
after I purchased her, but careful feeding eventually overcame this 
difficulty, and she laid extremely good eggs the rest of the season. 
‘The chickens I found very hardy in the climate of New Jersey, 
where I reside. The soil is gravelly and dry, and the temperature, 
while exceedingly warm in summer, did not affect the birds in- 
juriously, neither have I seen any evidences of roup in this section, 
although others claim that the Indian game is liable to it. This 
may be in a measure true, but the whole trouble lies in improper 
care of the birds. Imported birds must be acclimatized, and this in 
itself is an important drawback, as it is easier to condemn a breed | 
than to blame the change of climate and surroundings. 
“The great value of the Indian game lies in the wonderful 
prepotency of its blood ; crossed on most any breed the progeny is 
excellent. 
‘The best cross I ever made was an Indian Game on Golden 
Wyandotte hens. The progeny were the most thrifty and solid 
chicks I ever saw. I have to day a cockerel that looks like a 
gigantic Malay, but with fuller and deeper breast. This bird has 
attracted universal attention, and others who have made the cross 
are loud in their praises of its value. 
“The plumage of the Indian game female will be standard 
when the feathers are double-laced. The single lacing does not dis- 
qualify, but the other is preferred, and will win, other points being 
equal. 
‘As to shape, a little difference of opinion exists, some pre- 
ferring the high stationed bird, while others prefer the more blocky 
type. Personally I am inclined to favour the latter, but my ideal 
Indian game have always been the birds illustrated by Mr. eae 
, ‘Agitator and Lady. Whitfield.’ 
