. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 330 BEGIXNINGS IX AXIMAL HUSBAXDRY Of merit as a table fowl, and for excellence in egg pro- duction. The Orpington was first developed in the town of Orping- ton, England, from which it receives its name. There is no great difference between this and the general-purpose Ameri- can breeds, except that the Orpington is somewhat heavier, and has gray or whitish skin and black or flesh-colored legs. The comb may be of the single or rose form. The ear lobes are red. There are three varieties, white, black, and buff. The mature males weigh 10 and
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 330 BEGIXNINGS IX AXIMAL HUSBAXDRY Of merit as a table fowl, and for excellence in egg pro- duction. The Orpington was first developed in the town of Orping- ton, England, from which it receives its name. There is no great difference between this and the general-purpose Ameri- can breeds, except that the Orpington is somewhat heavier, and has gray or whitish skin and black or flesh-colored legs. The comb may be of the single or rose form. The ear lobes are red. There are three varieties, white, black, and buff. The mature males weigh 10 and the females 8 pounds. The Orpington in recent years has become very popular, ranking high for table use and for egg production. The Light Brahma is of Asiatic origin, and has been known in America for many years. It is strictly of the meat type, and is the largest breed of fowls, the mature males weighing 12 pounds and the females 9}4 pounds. The head is of medium size, with a small pea comb, medium sized, red wattles, and large red ear lobes. The breast is very broad and full, the back A\ade, the legs, toes, and skin yellow, and the shanks feathered. The neck, tail, and hirge wing feathers are black, and white striped with black, the other feathers being white. This breed is vahu^d for roast- ing, but does not rate high in egg production. Tiiere is another variety called tlic Dark J3rainna, but neither is. Fig. 173. A White Orpington hen. By courtesy of the Poultry 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 Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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