. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ®\xe gvccbcv ouo Qpovtsmcm [November 19, l»04 General-Purpose Fowl. The great monev-makere among poultry are the Branmas and the American ami Mediterranean breeds. Of late an effort hae been made to ehow that the Orping- tons., .reven better than our American breeds. If " thev are having every opportunity to prove it, for they hav .'raciously by the American public and fanciers, who will give them a thorough test in the scales of value: hut it is just as well to consider all these fowls as they actually are, without being led astray by unusual cl


. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ®\xe gvccbcv ouo Qpovtsmcm [November 19, l»04 General-Purpose Fowl. The great monev-makere among poultry are the Branmas and the American ami Mediterranean breeds. Of late an effort hae been made to ehow that the Orping- tons., .reven better than our American breeds. If " thev are having every opportunity to prove it, for they hav .'raciously by the American public and fanciers, who will give them a thorough test in the scales of value: hut it is just as well to consider all these fowls as they actually are, without being led astray by unusual claims of greatness. As the Brabmas have a class by themselves as meat pro- ducers, and the Mediterranean family are termed the egs producers, they should not becoi. ierour heading,:' our purpose now to speak only of general- purpose fowls, leaving the other two families for consideration at another time. All who contemplate keeping fowls have in mind one considerationâwhich will pay the best? There is but one answer to this, and that is: Poultry that pays the best is that which is best cared for along the proper lines. The best Plymouth Rocks or Orpingtons in the world will not give profitable returns if improperly cared for. With this fact continually in view, and with the thorough understanding that good and proper care is one of the most important factors, we shall trv to set forth fully the several values of our general-purpose fowls. We suppose there are more Plymouth Bocks grown and sold each year in this country than of all other kinds for mar- ket poultry. They have been the most thoroughly advertised of all our fowls, and we doobt if there is a man, woman or child who knows anything whatever of poultry who could not tell the qualities of the Plymouth Rocks. This is the result of publicity, with the quality to back it up. Or, in other words, those who had Plymouth Rocks liked them so well they could not help telling the whole world about them. At the same time, ther


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