Agriculture .. . 270. Pair. of White LeghornComb. Fig. 271. Pair of Black Minorcas. CXLI GAMES. 824. Cornish and White Indian Games—Meat breeds. Standardweights : cock 9, cockerel 7^, hen 6I/4, pullet 5^ pounds. Valuable onlyfor meat, the breast meat being relatively very abundant and and leg yellow. Poor layers, good sitters, not very hardy. 825. Exhibition and Pit Games — There are eight varieties of Exhibi-tion Games differing only in color. All are characterized by a long leg andneck and a cranelike carriage. These breeds are hardy and average produce a large pro
Agriculture .. . 270. Pair. of White LeghornComb. Fig. 271. Pair of Black Minorcas. CXLI GAMES. 824. Cornish and White Indian Games—Meat breeds. Standardweights : cock 9, cockerel 7^, hen 6I/4, pullet 5^ pounds. Valuable onlyfor meat, the breast meat being relatively very abundant and and leg yellow. Poor layers, good sitters, not very hardy. 825. Exhibition and Pit Games — There are eight varieties of Exhibi-tion Games differing only in color. All are characterized by a long leg andneck and a cranelike carriage. These breeds are hardy and average produce a large proportion of breast meat, but the meat is rather sections where cock fighting still prevails Games are often kept fordomestic purposes, but cannot be considered as good economic breeds. PitGames are rather shorter in the legs than most of the Exhibition Games. ANIMAL IWSBANDR V 799 826. Foreign and ne:r breeds— Almost every foreign country has itspeculiar breeds of poultry and these are every now and then import
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