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Selection and Care of Poultry Breeding Stock
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Selection and Care of Poultry Breeding Stock
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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One of the essentials for success in poultry-club work is good stock. This means standardbred stock; 1 for this stock has been bred and developed for specific purposes and therefore best meets the needs of the boy or girl. A flock of standardbred fowls possesses a uniformity of appearance which the mongrel flock never has, and will arouse the club member's pride and lead to better care.
Moreover, standardbred fowls produce eggs and table carcasses which are much more nearly uniform in size, shape, and color, and which therefore bring better prices. It costs no more to feed and care for standardbred fowls than for mongrels, and there is often an added income possible from them, which may amount to a handsome profit from the sale of breeding stock or eggs for hatching.
Moreover, standardbred fowls produce eggs and table carcasses which are much more nearly uniform in size, shape, and color, and which therefore bring better prices. It costs no more to feed and care for standardbred fowls than for mongrels, and there is often an added income possible from them, which may amount to a handsome profit from the sale of breeding stock or eggs for hatching.
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Farmers' Bulletin
Number 1116
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