The business hen (a new brood) . tted for some spe-cial purpose. The key-note of this book is thefact that no man can sup-ply another with thatelement known as goodjudgment. We try togive here facts aboutpoultry. The reader isurged to apply them,and learn for himselfwhat will suit him hens may beroughly classed underthree heads,—Mediter-ranean, or non-sitters;American, or general-purpose breeds whichhave been obtained bycrossing; and Asiatics,or meat-p r o d u c i n gbreeds. Briefly stated,their business qualitiesmay be described aboutas follows : MEDITERRANEAN OR NON-SITTERS.—Th
The business hen (a new brood) . tted for some spe-cial purpose. The key-note of this book is thefact that no man can sup-ply another with thatelement known as goodjudgment. We try togive here facts aboutpoultry. The reader isurged to apply them,and learn for himselfwhat will suit him hens may beroughly classed underthree heads,—Mediter-ranean, or non-sitters;American, or general-purpose breeds whichhave been obtained bycrossing; and Asiatics,or meat-p r o d u c i n gbreeds. Briefly stated,their business qualitiesmay be described aboutas follows : MEDITERRANEAN OR NON-SITTERS.—The Leghorn is thebest example of this class; a small, nervous hen with a very largfecomb. The Leghorn, without doubt, is the best breed for those whowant an abundance of large, white eggs, or those who want a small flockfor a small enclosure. With us the Black Minorca lays a larger whiteegg, but is more tender, not as hardy as the Leghorn, and requires morefeed, though standing confinement better. The Brown Leghorn is smaller. Fig. 1. WHITE LEGHORNS. (3 The Business Hen. than the White, and lays a smaller egg, except some families which havebeen bred for large eggs. The Brown is thought to be hardier than theWhite, and with us seems to stand confinement better, and on the wholewill lay a few more eggs. The Brown Leghorn, however, is more difficultto breed true to color, and makes a poorer carcass when dressed. The ob-jections to Leghorns are the small size of some families, the large comb,which makes them tender in Winter, and to some extent the fact thatthe hens rarely sit, so that incubators must be used. The White Leghornsmake good broilers, but are too small to make the size of poultry knownas roasters. A prominent breeder of Leghorns, speaking of the profit to bemade in young White Leghorn roosters, says: In eight weeks I can make these birds weigh V/2 pounds per look like a squab and bring $ per pair. They make a moreattractive broiler, are meat
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