Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Farm Poultry 229 314. Classes of Poultry. There are many classes and breeds of poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, pigeons and peacocks. Some are raised largely for eggs, others for meat or feathers, and others still to satisfy a fancy. There are two well-marked types of chickens,—the laying type and the meat type. A combination of the two gives the general-purpose type. 315. Egg Breeds. The so-called egg breeds are natives of countries bordering the Mediterrane
Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 Farm Poultry 229 314. Classes of Poultry. There are many classes and breeds of poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, pigeons and peacocks. Some are raised largely for eggs, others for meat or feathers, and others still to satisfy a fancy. There are two well-marked types of chickens,—the laying type and the meat type. A combination of the two gives the general-purpose type. 315. Egg Breeds. The so-called egg breeds are natives of countries bordering the Mediterranean sea. They are of medium size, good layers, but often poor sitters when young. They are easily frightened, very hardy, active and make good foragers. The most popular rep- resentatives of this class are the Leghorns, Minorcas and Hamburgs. 316. The Meat Breeds are na- tives of Asia, hence are some- times called the Asiatic breeds. They are large, heavy bodied, ;^'' f' slow moving, having a gentle disposition, and are persistent sitters and good mothers. They are generally considered poor layers, though tne pullets are Xug. 153. a Light Brahma cockerel. Typical repre- often excellent sentative of the Asiatic class.
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