There are people who claim that "common chickens" or mixed breeds are hardier than pure bred fowls and better all around producers. How many can show records to make good that claim? American boys and girls who go into chicken raising will want to breed from good pure stock. Nothing is too good for them. Did you ever hear any one show any enthusiasm when passing a flock of mongrels? Contrast this with the delight you and all your friends take in the sight of a hundred fowls all white, all red, all spangled, all black, all piebald, all blue, or all speckled, as alike as peas in a pod! I vote for the pure stock every time. You can keep it pure and strong by exchanging cockerels with other breeders of the same variety and with similar ideals and practices. Keeping chickens isn't mere child's play. There's lots to be done. You must be carpenter, gardener, breeder, merchant, and even doctor, all rolled into one. But there is fun in it and profit in it. Better than all, there is a satisfaction in doing a good job and doing it well, and it keeps a boy out of doors where he belongs if he's a healthy boy. EGG RECORDS HOUSE NO. MATCHED BIRD NO. PEN NO. VARIETY +======+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+=====+====+ | DATE |NOV.|DEC.|JAN.|FEB.|MAR.|APR.|MAY |JUNE|JULY|AUG.|SEPT.|OCT.| +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+----+ | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |