. Annual catalogue of the Freeport Nurseries and Poultry Yards. Nurseries (Horticulture), Illinois, Catalogs; Poultry industry, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs. The J. W. R. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. Rose Comb White Leghorns are identical with the Single Comb variety, except that the comb resembles the comb of the Hamburgs. They are much admired by poultry fanciers generally. Their freedom from frozen combs makes them more desirable for our Northern climates than the Single Comb variety. They possess the same great laying qualities as the singl
. Annual catalogue of the Freeport Nurseries and Poultry Yards. Nurseries (Horticulture), Illinois, Catalogs; Poultry industry, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs. The J. W. R. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. Rose Comb White Leghorns are identical with the Single Comb variety, except that the comb resembles the comb of the Hamburgs. They are much admired by poultry fanciers generally. Their freedom from frozen combs makes them more desirable for our Northern climates than the Single Comb variety. They possess the same great laying qualities as the single Comb variety; they mature very early and are a spendid table fowl. Pullets begin to lay when four months old. We have a fine breeding pen of this noted breed. A first-class cock will pay for himself a hundred times in the increased weight of his chicks over those sired by an inferior bird. Indian Games are not fighters as some people suppose, but are the most peaceable and quiet bird we breed, they are game only in name and appearance. It is the active, industrious hen that lays and pays for her keep. The skill of the poultry keeper is shown by feeding his flock in winter in such a way that they cannot bolt their food and sperfd the rest of their time in idleness. For prices of Poultry and Eggs see 3d page Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Freeport Nurseries and Poultry Yards; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Freeport, Ill. : J. W. Miller Co.
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