rDr. d. M. Twilchell, in Farm Journal. J
Not only must one be more or less
of an enthusiast, but the variety that
which his fancy dictates. One man
with a love for I'rahmas will realize
many times as much as Ins neighbor,
who attempts their culture because
somebody else succeeds; or another
fu!l of admiration for the Leghorns,
will score a grand success after repeated
failures with the larger breeds. The
ideal of excellence in the individual
breeder lias more to do with success
than the breed; any variety may be
transformed to meet the requirements
of the breeders. It was this spirit of
unrest, this desire to combine 111 a still
more marked degree the essentials of
all breeds, that first led to the crosses
resulting in the Plymouth Rocks, a
variety ranging second to none to-day
in this country, liy the application of
the same principle, weeding out the
interior one3, breeding only from the
best and feeding for specific results, I
believe it possible for any farmer to
take what he now has, and very soon
reach an average of thirteen dozen
yearly, with small flocks.
To-day there is wanted abroad body.
leep and full in the breast, with less
well apart, legs and neck short rather
than long, a bird giving the greatest
weight with least waste. For such the
mrchaser will pay a fancy price. In
some sections there is a demand for
selected colored eggs of uniform size,
but I fancy the breeder of Spanish
classes can realize as much if he as
carefully selects and markets the white
ones. The difference in nualitv is not.
