. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. HOUDANS 37 The blood from the Hamburgs has been used in establishing some of our most useful American breeds. Though they breed remarkably true to color and shape, especially for fowls that have such a wide range of color, the problem of securing perfection demands the skill and patience of the most inveterate fancier. In this country, they are bred more for exhibition purposes than anything Fig. 20.—Sicilian Buttercups. w% French Breeds.—There are three varieties of poultry listed in the French class—Houdans, Crevecoeurs and La Fleche. Of these,
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. HOUDANS 37 The blood from the Hamburgs has been used in establishing some of our most useful American breeds. Though they breed remarkably true to color and shape, especially for fowls that have such a wide range of color, the problem of securing perfection demands the skill and patience of the most inveterate fancier. In this country, they are bred more for exhibition purposes than anything Fig. 20.—Sicilian Buttercups. w% French Breeds.—There are three varieties of poultry listed in the French class—Houdans, Crevecoeurs and La Fleche. Of these, only the Houdans can be classified as an egg breed, and, in fact, they might just as well be called a dual-purpose fowl, for they are highly esteemed for table purposes. See Fig. 21. They are the most popular French breed in this country, and while not raised in such large numbers as many other varieties of chickens, still they are bred to a fair extent throughout the 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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