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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |