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Show poultry! ii ii i i . i g '" ..c- -7. Utility of the Wyandotte. It Is claimed that tho unusual combination com-bination of so many breeds In tho mako-up of tho Wyandotto causes It to produce eggs of uncertain shnpo and size, says n bulletin of the Department De-partment of Agriculture. If this contention con-tention Is true, why Is not tho snmo true with nil crossbred (or mado breeds) fowls? Whether thU Is a fact or not, only enroful observation will determine. It Is n well-established fact that tho egg production of fowls siLVi:n-i,Aci:D w andottk pui LUT. can bo Improved In both number nnd slzo If attention Is given to tho selection se-lection of breeding hens. Only thoso that lay tho greater number of tho larger slzo eggs should bo selected. If tho greatest attention is paid to Inbreeding for form and color, tho number and slzo of eggs produced by ench lion will grow gradually fowor nnd smaller, whllo, If tho wholo pur-poso pur-poso Is toward moro and larger eggs, that result will bo obtained, nnd form nnd color will gradually decline. Tho Wyandotto, having boon for years tho favorlto as an exhibition fowl, It may bo posslblo that somo of tho most oxtrcmo llno-brcd strains havo suffered In number nnd slzo of eggs, but this fact has no bearing upon tho average-utility average-utility flocks that aro kopt for producing pro-ducing tablo cgg3. All records placo tho Wyandotto about tho equal of tho Plymouth Rocks In egg qualltlos, although tho Plymouth Rock Is credited with an nvcrngo of somewhat larger eggs perhaps per-haps Justly so; but eggs aro sold by tho dozen, and nn ounco or two In a dozen counts for llttlo. Tho vnluo Is In tho number produced. At tho samo tlmo, tho larger egg Is moro attractive, attract-ive, and It Is woll to gtvo attention to increasing tho size. No fowl can surpass sur-pass tho Wyandotto for market poultry. poul-try. At any tlmo of Its existence, from tho small broiler to tho roasting fowl, it Is always plump and attractive. attract-ive. Tho close, compact body, tho plump breast and rich color of meat and skin gtvo It mnny advantages over others. It looks better tnnn tho long, lanky typo of fowls, oven whon In Inferior condition. |