. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 230 Elementary Principles of Agriculture layers. They are especially desirable because of the large size of the "broilers" and "; The best- known representatives are Brahmas, Cochins, Langshans and Faverolle, the latter a French Fig. 154.' Barred Plymouth k- 1 .t in. il . klit\in!,' their pu ture^ " ; 317. The General-purpose Breeds, such as the Plym- outh Rocks, Wyandottes and Dorkings, are usually of fair size, furnish meat of good quality, a
. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 230 Elementary Principles of Agriculture layers. They are especially desirable because of the large size of the "broilers" and "; The best- known representatives are Brahmas, Cochins, Langshans and Faverolle, the latter a French Fig. 154.' Barred Plymouth k- 1 .t in. il . klit\in!,' their pu ture^ " ; 317. The General-purpose Breeds, such as the Plym- outh Rocks, Wyandottes and Dorkings, are usually of fair size, furnish meat of good quality, and will pro- duce a liberal quantity of eggs under favorable condi- tions. It has never been found possible to completely combine into a single animal the milk and butter-fat qualities of the dairy types of cattle with the meat- forming qualities of the beef breeds. The same body cannot be made to do both kinds of work to the same degree of perfection. So in poultry, we may blend, but cannot combine the egg- and meat-producing qualities. In selecting a breed, one should first decide what class of chickens will give the greatest return under the conditions,—a special-purpose egg or meat breed, or a. 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 Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869-. Chicago, Ill. : Ferguson Publishing Company
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