Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-11

us call 1t systematic in breed,r.
1 great many people advise us that IL.
taiity cannot be maintained whar 4,
breeding Is practiced. The accnra -,
OF the statement all depends upon the
practice OF In breeding. The factors
wnicn lower the vitality of stock that
are inbred produce the same effeo, -,
out -crossing: They are: -
Using pullets for breeders ana NO.
Ing stock that Is low in vitality pui-
let's should not be used for breed,ny
purposes for the reason that hens do
their heaviest laying in their nn,,at
pear and thus their vitality is used In
producing many eggs rather thar In
reproducing their kind. The percenta ge
OF lertiiity runs low. When fertility is
| low the per cent of the fertile eyye
that hatch are usually low in vitalit,
Puliet eggs hatch smaller chicks than
| do hens eggs. Pullets naturallv law
| smaller eggs than hens. Chicks "a, he
no larger than the shell which contains
them. Small eggs hatch small chicks
which in turn develop into small hens
of the breed, which In turn, lay small
eggs.
No fowl should ever be used for
breeding purposes (either male or fe
male) that has ever shown any signs
of physical weakness. at any time in
It's life, 1t matters not how slight. nor
from what cause. 1t is not good
plan to mate brothers and sisters. If
these factors are eliminated there can
be no danger from inbreeding,
COMMUNITY BREEDING
community breeding makes it DOS
sible for all of the people of a COM
munity to use the same blood line and
at the same time never mate fowls 70
gether that are very closely related.
This may be accomplished by the peo-
pie OF community deciding on a breed
that will be suitable for that commun-
ity. Should 1t be impossible to unite
the entire community upon one breed.
IT still would be possible to ractice
the community sytem Of breeding. Two
breeds are enough for any community
anu any community may be come fam
Gus by being known as the place where
the best in any one of two breeds are
being bred and produced. If all the
people who are interested in q partic-
ular breed will get together community
cooperation in breeding can soon be
put into practice.
The first essential is a good founda-
ton stock. BY good foundation stock
we mean stock of a high producing
strain Foundation stock should be
selected with great care. They should
be fowls of known ancestry, fowls that
are noted for their egg production.
fowls with blood line back Of them.
Never overlook vigor. Realize that It
Will be necessary to spend a little good
none to secure the best in foundation
stock.
GET STARTED RIGHT
Get the right start and then never
go out of the blood line for breeders.
Three or four people may use the
same blood line and either mate fowls
together that are closely related. The
relation that fowls may be to each
other is not so important. however IL
hey do not happen to be brothers and
sisters. The important point is to main
tain the blood line. This can best be
through community CO.
operation in breeding.
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Amid the wilds Of southwestern
Oregon, almost unknown to the world
at large, Is situated series of under
ground chambers and passages re-
for their size and for the
beauty and unusual character of their
decorations. Within the last few years
they have been made national monu-
ment and are now known as the
marble caves of Oregon, The caves
consist of three miles and a half of
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