| Show eleff dooda ALL PURPOSE CHICKEN should Pois possess sess egg edg edyl laying ng ind and maure mature 1 quickly buckl j for market plymouth rock excels liy doiy W nr 1 KELTY c erm 6 the first arst thing t to consider when se a breed Is the tha purpose we ve ida du ahre them mi there th ere are some breeds of that arty aru adapted apted to but one purpose adrid that I 1 Is s laying eggs dinong being what whai poultry men call the alcola breedt such as tho the leg horns hamburges Ham burgs and oth botn ars these anre vry very good breeds breed s but bile what a M L ginner Is atter after is a lien hen that will set and arid hatch some nice young chickens arid and tako take care of them in iii tho liest shape he wl wll 1 l also want a breed that will mo be aided lor for market one that will maturo mature vary cary hao a nice clean color bo be jod layers lay good sized eggs ac tivo iva drough econ gli to td be bodd rustlers a atter f ter A V ta Y A true irue type of barred rocks grasshoppers ras shoppers and anil worms be good se eft t hers lers anil and mothers easily and bandied handl ed and a biped that will bear t well there are many excellent breeds of this flits class found among what are arc known as ap tho the american br breeds cods the plymouth rocks rhodo rhode island re reds 1 Is thoy Wyan dottes and other breeds 1 bolong 3 lo 10 this dabs tho efio cochins Langs bangs i ond and others of tile the large broods breeds of 0 asiatic class aro are not nat as good layers as the smaller breeds they are moro more inclined to be broody and ns as a rule rula aro are not as good rustlers as the american breeds and for that reason I 1 would not advise one to select ones foundation stock from that kind of breeding when wo we look the aid held till nil over Is no breed that stands pre deml bontly at the head bf the utility class like the plymouth rocks and I 1 do ao no not bollero that q person would go wrong if he selected stock from some good flock of that breed the plymouth rocks lincks lay good sized CERS that are ara cf 0 f a nice shape and color of the lie vailous breeds of rocks flocks would woula choose the while rocks us its it la Is to breed them true to color they dross very clean cleais and ua white when killed fo for market the ruff buff rocks hocks and tho the barred excellent fowls and are ful lya 90 od in ui many respects as the white clis but ano one will flud find it it much kaster easier to tb breed birds of bf a solid color and md lc keep ep them truo true to typo type and run anik ki ings than to breed the colored breeds for a chicken that will grow fast and mature early I 1 know of no breed ju perlor to tho the white rocks they bave a plump lody body and ana aro are attractive ian n tho the market and when full grown have the weight that makes them alum bring home homa the joae money that it cost to grow thom them the fhe cockerell cockerels cocker els that are to tb be sald tn fri tho the fall make quite an important item for bior us ta consider cor isider and tho white rocks cannot be excelled in n this point when the liens heus are too old to kp keep ey for egg producing purposes it Is s quite an important item to tb havu hato them weight kix to eight pounds there Is tin nn Ine increasing rensing demand fo for r aresser fowls anti and it if you have hava egi egg customers you should bo be able to make arrangements range ments to supply them with dressed poultry whenever or oldred and get the tal arico mr for your sural surplus ud atooli fitol k |
