. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. 13G4 THE AMERICAN FARMER. were formerly bred mainly black in color, or a mixture of black and white, but are mostly found now pure white. They have been somewhat improved by breeding, but are rarely seen. Merits and Defects of Rumpless Fowls.—These fowls are fair layers, but the eggs are not apt to be as fertUe as other breeds. As sitters and mothers they do very well,. BUMPLESS FOWLS. while as a table fowl they are about of an average quality. They are also consid
. American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments. Agriculture. 13G4 THE AMERICAN FARMER. were formerly bred mainly black in color, or a mixture of black and white, but are mostly found now pure white. They have been somewhat improved by breeding, but are rarely seen. Merits and Defects of Rumpless Fowls.—These fowls are fair layers, but the eggs are not apt to be as fertUe as other breeds. As sitters and mothers they do very well,. BUMPLESS FOWLS. while as a table fowl they are about of an average quality. They are also considerea quite hardy, but we doubt much if this breed, ever becomes much of a favorite, since the absence of the tail is really a deformity, and a tailless bird can never be called handsome. They are curiosities, and will probably be bred as such more than for any prominent excellence or superior 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 Flint, Charles L. (Charles Louis), 1824-1889. New York, Casselberry
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