Show PLYMOUTH ROCKS HARDY FOWL 4 Q vr ARM pra 7 1 10 seven white rock fowls tho the plymouth rocks especially tho the barred variety generally rank among the most moat hardy breeds there Is but ono danger line in their keeping and that is in tho the tendency to tho the plymouth rucks rocks are more susceptible cep tible to this than any other american broad breed chobo celoso inbreeding Is ono one of the curses of tho the hennery the market in order to have quick growing and hardy stock changes his male birds every year the fancier can not well do that or ho he will lose the good results of hta his mating yet tho the fancier it if he be a practical man can so BO inbreed as not to be in danger with all that however the less inbreeding the better for the fu turo generations mongrels Mon Along grels rals aro are a product of a variety of bloods and it la Is moro more difficult to 0 inbreed thorn them to any serious extent they will not show it as quickly as aa a purebred as tho the latter Is bred moro more in line there la Is no reason why a purebred should not be perfectly hardy and they will if they are not too closely y hubred or fed too heavily A T S |