It is an accepted fact in connection witi the breeding of all kinds of stock thattS male parent influences the external qnaii tiesandthefemale the internal. Thuss »« want handsome birds, or birds of a certain type aud shape, we must look te th« father; but if we want good layers, _n«a mothers, or rapid fatteners, we mttatT gard most oil all the mothers. In _*__» cases much too little attention hasMbeui {•aid to the value of the mother inbr__T ng, for whilst we do not for a momarifc doubt that the cock bird is very important indeed, yet he has only his own poalMon and cannot possibly exercise ad the .____* ehce both for himself and his mate, inboth sexes we should look externally for _ well-balance- development, the more cer tain in type the better: but in the caseMr any defect this should be compensated to an excess In that quality l Q the opposig i^£°,Ud B fnr were desired for marketing purposes anrt the hens showed either_l_?k Tyellow legs, the cock should be absolutely pure in Sm ft^?rfr?th?fc lik ? come before the breeder in practice. The hensshould be of good shape, compact, an as far as possible from motherethaffl known to be good m the qualltlea sough for. A good layer generally producesgoo" layers, and other qualities are transmuted in the same way. The following direction in the selection of a cock bird an culled from an American paper :-' , Do_oi select a male bird with stilted leuc _■ with hock joints crowding lto__wasds and inwards, or that lack flrms-*a_l neither one with legs near oxetotttiiMr with slim thighs: or with n_mwbr__A and back, for such a bird lacks muscfe" and has not sufficient room for vital organs: nor one with slow motions and cowardly nature, soft, loose feit_ierW scant tall plumage, meagre hMMs* Soi one to large, fat and clumsy, devoid ci vim and vigour. Eggsf from hen, ranabi with these coarse, indifferent males hatch with uncertainty, and chicks of such a sirs are not as fine and servicatile as those coming from the use of lively, amorous cocks of any variety." „,

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