Agriculture .. . ls of different breeds. Cross-bred—This term designates the first cross of two distinct breeds. Grade — This term designates the fowl produced by a system of cross-ing of one breed upon a foundation stock of another breed or upon com-mon stock. Pure-bred and thoroughbred — These terms designate the product ofthe system of breeding from typical specimens of a breed or variety. Pure-bred fowls when mated should produce offspring true to type. Standard-bred—This term designates fowls bred to conform to thedescription of that variety in the American Poultry Associations Stand-ard.
Agriculture .. . ls of different breeds. Cross-bred—This term designates the first cross of two distinct breeds. Grade — This term designates the fowl produced by a system of cross-ing of one breed upon a foundation stock of another breed or upon com-mon stock. Pure-bred and thoroughbred — These terms designate the product ofthe system of breeding from typical specimens of a breed or variety. Pure-bred fowls when mated should produce offspring true to type. Standard-bred—This term designates fowls bred to conform to thedescription of that variety in the American Poultry Associations Stand-ard. Few progressive poultrymen keep anything but pure-bred stock. Nomongrel stock, no matter how carefully selected, is likely to pay as well asa good, pure breed. True, some mongrels may pay better than some purebreds but this is by no means the rule. 805. Classes of barnyard fowls — The various breeds of fowls, ofwhich there are manv, are often included in three classes, viz.: e^ breeds. 792 AGRICULTURE;. Fig. 262. Pair of Barred Plymouth Rocks. meat breeds, and general-purpose breeds. Among the best known eggbreeds are the Leghorn and Minorca ; among meat breeds, Brahmas and Cornish Indian Games ; among general-purpose breeds, Plymouth Rocks andWyandottes. Individuals of the eggbreeds are comparatively small andhave little value as table fowls. Themeat breeds make excellent birds toraise for market. They are of largesize, dress well, and some of them arevery good layers. The general-pur-pose varieties are, as a rule, the bestbreeds for the farmer. They are goodlayers and make excellent table fowls,having a yellow skin. They are plump and of fairly good size, thoughsmaller than the meat varieties. They have the important advantage thatthey are in suitable condition to killany time after they reach the broilersize. For the most part they are quickgrowers. The classification of breeds whichwill be here followed is for the mostpart based upon origin and includesthe follow
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