. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 26 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION GENERAL-PURPOSE CLASS The breeds of this class are, as their name implies, of value for the production of both eggs and meat to such an extent as to make a general utility fowl. Such breeds as are included under this group are best suited to the gen- eral farmer, who desires a breed that is a profitable pro- ducer of eggs as well as one that is a suitable table fowl. These breeds are intermediate in size between the heavy meat breeds and the smaller breeds of the egg class. This com- parison may likewise be applied to th
. Practical poultry production . Poultry. 26 PRACTICAL POULTRY PRODUCTION GENERAL-PURPOSE CLASS The breeds of this class are, as their name implies, of value for the production of both eggs and meat to such an extent as to make a general utility fowl. Such breeds as are included under this group are best suited to the gen- eral farmer, who desires a breed that is a profitable pro- ducer of eggs as well as one that is a suitable table fowl. These breeds are intermediate in size between the heavy meat breeds and the smaller breeds of the egg class. This com- parison may likewise be applied to their abihty to mature and to their temperament. Thus, they mature more rapidly than the meat breeds, but are not as active and do not mature as quickly as the egg breeds. Almost without ex- ception they are good sitters and mothers, and are good winter layers of brown-shell- ed eggs. Although classed as general-purpose fowls, considerable progress has been made in recent years in breeding several varieties of this group for high egg production. As the result it is not unusual to hear that representatives of this class produce 200 or more eggs per year. The four most popular breeds of this class are the Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, and Orpington. All these breeds with the excep-. Figure 13.—Barred Plymouth Rock 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 Lamon, Harry M; Kinghorne, J. W. (Joseph William). St. Paul, Minn. : Press of Webb Publishing Co.
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