. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 566 POULTRY POULTRY. Fig. 574. Black Langs nan cock. rather than real. The Langshan differs from all other Asiatics, and indeed from all American vari- eties, in that its skin is not yellow, but is a pinkish white. The bottoms of its feet, instead of being yellow as in the Cochin, must be a pinkish white. This peculiarity of the skin of the Langshan marks it as of peculiarly good table qualities. As is the case with all white-skinned fowls, the skin is thin, the flesh-fibers fine, and the flesh flavor very superior. This char- ac
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 566 POULTRY POULTRY. Fig. 574. Black Langs nan cock. rather than real. The Langshan differs from all other Asiatics, and indeed from all American vari- eties, in that its skin is not yellow, but is a pinkish white. The bottoms of its feet, instead of being yellow as in the Cochin, must be a pinkish white. This peculiarity of the skin of the Langshan marks it as of peculiarly good table qualities. As is the case with all white-skinned fowls, the skin is thin, the flesh-fibers fine, and the flesh flavor very superior. This char- acteristic of supe- rior table quality marks the Dorking, the Orpington and all three of the French varieties. It is in this particular, more than all others, that the English and French surpass Americans in the production of extra fine table poultry. The best American poultry markets are now insistently demanding white-skinned fowls, and shrewd American pro- ducers will soon be supplying that demand. The Mediterranean family. Leghorn.—There are eight varieties of the Leg- horn : Single-comb and Rose-comb Brown Leghorn (Fig. 575), Single-comb and Rose-comb White Leg- horn (Fig. 576), Single-comb and Rose-comb Buff Leghorn, Single-comb Black Leghorn and Single- comb Silver Duckwing Leghorn. The size and shape of all are identical, except as to shape of combs indicated by the variety names. Leghorns had their early homes in south- ern Europe. The coloring has been greatly modified by American fan- ciers in the past forty years. Early matu- rity and great activity char- acterize all the Leghorns. Give them dry, warm quarters and they all pro- duce large num- bers of eggs. Their large combs, pendulous on the females, are easily injured by frosts, so for winter egg-production warm houses are essential. Leghorn eggs are white, as are the eggs of all Mediterranean. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit
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