. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. POULTRY DBPARTMBNT. 429 white, but the white are very scarce and not so desirable as the black for general purposes. The black is a fine all-around bird. Their met- alic black plumage makes them a "bird of ; They are among the best as layers, and can be kept on any soil, are good fowls to hunt for their food, and small eaters. Black Spanish. This breed is a small eater, a great layer of large eggs, bears confinement well, and formerly merited all that could be said in its favor. It was at one t
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. POULTRY DBPARTMBNT. 429 white, but the white are very scarce and not so desirable as the black for general purposes. The black is a fine all-around bird. Their met- alic black plumage makes them a "bird of ; They are among the best as layers, and can be kept on any soil, are good fowls to hunt for their food, and small eaters. Black Spanish. This breed is a small eater, a great layer of large eggs, bears confinement well, and formerly merited all that could be said in its favor. It was at one time the most popular of all breeds, but that was before it was ruined by the breeders. The fanciers have bred points, the main one being the white face, until the original bird has lost its Strength and become a tender bird. Though bred in this way, it is still a good producer of eggs, but the chick- ens are tender and hard to rear, slow in feathering, and the moulting of the full-sized bird seems to be attended with dif&culty, and it is not a first-class table bird. There are a few strains which not having been bred for exhibition, retain their old qualities. In these the White face is not prominent, but they are WHITE FACED BLACK SPANISH, ^^^'^^^^ .*« S^^' " '"'"''^'^ ^^* th« Black strength will be secured and without injury to the laying qualities. The Black Spanish must be kept warm and in a dry soil. The chick- ens need special care, and the adult fowl during the moulting season requires special treatment. They have bright black plumage, white face, sweeping tail, and black legs. The comb is single, laying over in the hen, but erect in the cock. HamburgllS. The Hamburghs have the record of being the best laying breed in existence. It is not an unusual thing for the hens ta produce two hundred eggs a year. But as the eggs are small and the fowls do not bear confinement, they are of little use to the general farmer. They are now generally regard
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