. Poultry production. Poultry. 66 POULTRY PRODUCTION by adhering to a false standard. Though the craze for heavy feathering has not laid its hand heavily upon it, the eager- ness to make their type entirely distinct from that of the Orpington has led to the development of what Brown^ has depicted as " a leggy monstrosity, stilty, often weak legged, but naturally heavier in bone and smaller in body than of ; In America the type has not been developed to such an extreme as in England, from which view-point-Brown Fig. 14. Partridge Cochin, female (Asiatic), writes, but the developm
. Poultry production. Poultry. 66 POULTRY PRODUCTION by adhering to a false standard. Though the craze for heavy feathering has not laid its hand heavily upon it, the eager- ness to make their type entirely distinct from that of the Orpington has led to the development of what Brown^ has depicted as " a leggy monstrosity, stilty, often weak legged, but naturally heavier in bone and smaller in body than of ; In America the type has not been developed to such an extreme as in England, from which view-point-Brown Fig. 14. Partridge Cochin, female (Asiatic), writes, but the development has assuredly not been toward 'the most desirable economic qualities. The characteristics which these breeds have in common are: relatively large size, phlegmatic disposition, late maturity, and feathered shanks. All three of them lay an egg that is tinted a rich deep brown and are persistent setters. Mairs,^ in tests embracing members of the Asiatic, Ameri- ' Races of Domestic Poultry. ' Pennsylvania Bulletin No. 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 Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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