. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY ^87 no breed which musters more largely in aggregatenumbers, or which has more numerous varieties ofcolour. Whenever a breed thus takes a firm hold onthe Fancy we may be sure it is in popular demandas a farmers fowl, and is very generally kept for utilitypurposes, for the simple reason that when the fancierhas no outlet for his second- and third-rate stock hesoon ceases to breed them in large numbers, and thebreed, or the particular variety, languishes. It may betaken for granted as a safe general
. The poultry manual. A complete guide for the breeder and exhibitor . AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY ^87 no breed which musters more largely in aggregatenumbers, or which has more numerous varieties ofcolour. Whenever a breed thus takes a firm hold onthe Fancy we may be sure it is in popular demandas a farmers fowl, and is very generally kept for utilitypurposes, for the simple reason that when the fancierhas no outlet for his second- and third-rate stock hesoon ceases to breed them in large numbers, and thebreed, or the particular variety, languishes. It may betaken for granted as a safe general rule that the numberof exhibits, at our large shows, of any particular variety,is a good index of the popularity of the breed amongthe community at large. The fancier makes the breed,but it is maintained by the multitude of poultry keeperswho are not exhibitors, but like fowls that appeal totheir taste, and are useful for providing meaty morselsfor the table, or which are renowned for their capacityto fill the egg-basket, or for both. And there is nofowl on the mar
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