Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1917 — ONE BREED OF HENS IS BEST FARM PLAN [ARTICLE]

ONE BREED OF HENS IS BEST FARM PLAN

Farmer Can Command Prices for Eggs and Poultry of Uniform Size and Color. A mistake made by many farmers is that of keeping more than one breed of poultry. Farmers, of course, can keep several breeds without danger of them mixing, but this can only be done by the building of extra houses and yards. When more than one breed is kept, part of the hens must be denied freeTange, and the feed cost for the penned hens will be greatly Increased. There are other reasons why the farmer should keep but one breed of poultry. He can market a uniform product in eggs and market poultry.

The world is ruled largely by appearances, and the city dealer will think that a coop of broilers which runs uniform in size and color is worth a little more than a lot.of chickens of all sizes and colors. And the same is true of eggs. A vase containing eggs of all sizes and colors will usually command a lower price than one containing eggs that are uniform in size and color.