Show breeders bleeders Bre eders try to improve flocks more interest developed in production of high egg laying strains prepared by the th united state slate L department of tur rot many years acara tile efforts of poul doul try breeders bleeders bre eders to improve their flocks were confined largely to breeding for the type and color demanded by the standard of perfection and little attention was paid to developing high egg production in the last few years however more interest has developed in tile the production of high egg laying strains production and quality to show that high egg production and good standard quality can be combined to a high degree in chickens andio and to encourage breeding along these lines was waa the purpose of the exhibit displayed by the united states department part ment of agriculture at the madison square garden poultry show held in new york city a few weeks ago the male birds of the deportment exhibit were all of excellent standard quality and were bred from hens bens which had laid from to eggs agga in their pullet year most of them hold had a ped agree which included several genera milne ali ns of producers of eggs or more tho exl ible included male birds of the blared aln rea plymouth rock breed tile the ith lah ae island red lied breed and the v alte I 1 leghorn breed demonstrating that high epe egg production la Is not con filled to the white leghorns Leg horns breeding for eggs breeding fowls for high egg B prodoc tion ans given a great stimulus by tile tho of egg luring laying con tests teats in id tills this country about 15 carf ngo ago these contests contents are are now being held in ill every section of alie fie country A number of liens entered in theae official contests have laid more t than inn eggs in one year the highest producing liens hens are now coming coining from locks flocks which have been pedigree bred f for 0 r egg production for a period of y years ears A large per pei cent of the hens entered in these contests conteh ts are white leghorns Legli Leg horns orna but just us as large egg rec orla or la have been made by 0 ther other popular breeds breeda such finch as plymouth rock rhode island red lied and wyandotte |