| Show Poultry OCICS AND 11311JOHNS Why Thy Aro Aulinr 110 21t or All Weeds or 1 loullr Mr 1 O nOtble tho Avon known joullry breeder bays In ou exchange that the orlt 1 par excellence known from ono eno of thecountry to thoother is I the Barred 11yinouth Rock There Is not n farmer nmateur or fneeler who does ot ot once recognize the sterling qualities of this most popular of nil breeds It Is lmot uscjeb to enamor tile their qualities they are so 1 well known Yet they live up to theo qualities quali-ties and maintain year after year tho exctlleuco which Is tho foundation of their popular I For egg producers when eggs are highest in price they are reliable For good largd bodied Specimens when meat Is demanded they seldom fall and for hardiness unit general health they lino no superiors They are Ilot beautiful except in the eyes of their admirers jet there is a certain Steady businesslike air about these plain Specimens which appeals to nil classes unit stamps them the great money makers of poultr dom It is safe to soy that the demand for Plymouth Hocks is far in excess of that for any other breed This dues not reflect re-flect unfavorably on tile other breeds It simply shows that they are the public pub-lic s favorites The very best quality any breed can have Is i hardiness A vigorous constltu IIcu lu fowls is the first thin to con Shirr With it wo may expect it good growth nu tnrly maturity u < JOt rg yield and n fine Carcass without It wo cannot depend upon tiny of tin so remit with certainly Hinlth mad prime con ditlon go ban in hand nnd both mean the best results obtninallo In Poultry The healthy hen Is the e type and the showroom specimen Condition should bo the first consideration Whero can bo found n healthier strener mid more relinble > reed thin the llarid PI month Hocks Climatic Conslitiong tla not OtIlCt them They lira bred In all sections of our couotry llacyclicalilalludifffreut tl V NO pj to cold or beat No matter how low The temperature this popular Alncricui breed attends strictly to business and if tiny 1110 comfortably housed at night I and kept busy during the day vo may look for a full nest box nt gathering tlmo btlll tluj lay a brown ell and if the demand should lie 1 foruhltu egg or both l white and brown wo must look for mother breed to run Fide by Side with them in order tint tho demand fir both may lo supplied Among the Imslucv breeds which lay whlto eggs our choice is I Ihultulwa limo tho Ixjghorus Mluorea and Au dilushns The Mluore lay n lingo lino egg and properly handled plin ty of them but tire they business egg machine Tire Ancuiln lim also tire prolific layers but if we reed I them to perfection is 1 tire demand sufficient to justify their being lrtpt for profit Wo are forced to fall bad en the I LeKhorus Ileio wo hatu truly egg machine Can they bo bciten iu I this quality The choice of tile entire family is probably the White Browner Buff It matins little which wo seleclIt is n fancy admirers of each claim superiority Aro they popular Yosalmat as much sons so-ns tile PI mouth Reeks They nro well distributed tlnouUiout tho couutr Tho public has adopted them and tho demand de-mand for thei Ins been Is I mail always will bo strong Any Person who cannot make money out of eggs and keep 1 White Broui or Duff Leghorns does not disttvo to bo called un eg farmer They lire active healthy beautiful und Profitable Does tiny other breed com blue more good qualities IheircJtmies j tie hnve some call them spring aud suimmr lavcr They will lay an strong lu tho dead of winter ns any other brad if I projarly boused Being n Closely feathered Variety va-riety they need warm quarters Keep them shut up ill winter in n house whcro tho water never fflIrcllln tile pans feed them literally and kci p them impynnd they will lay I continuously and when fcpnng cones uud thovnlm er air permits them to nm out they will like ail other breeds Increase their egg yield but in greater ilojwr tlcn Tbey lire Ibo fit mates for Ibo Plinouth Rocks for egg production Being n nousltting variety they continuo con-tinuo tile laying when tile Plymouth Bucks UTOIUO brood The pet objection to tho Ijeghorn is I said to bo its small carcass for market purposes This Is I hardly nn objettiou except to those wliel dcmnud MM nud weight alone As the chicks grow very rapidly rind lira very active they ran 110 made to dress as flue a broiler for wet line grained meat ns any breed known told nt the earliest broiler son nm As lousters there Is i nothing better than i ell fitted tlnto Pound Leghorn cockerel conclude therefore wp may con cider that the great uslness 1 team of nil tho breeds is the Plymouth Hack and tho Leghorn |
