. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of poultry. Poultry. THE CALL OP THE HEN. M cated by the Pelvic Bones. In the horse they are indicated largely by the breed. The x^rabian, the ideal running and trot- ting horse is a good type of the nervous temperament. The coach horse, of the sanguine-bilious temperament, and the Clyde is a good type of the lymphatic temperament. ]n cattle we have a good example of the nervous tempera- ment in the Jersey, and of the lymphatic in the beef family oi Durham, also Hereford and Polled Angus; while the Holstein and Ayrshire cattl
. The call of the hen; or, The science of the selection and breeding of poultry. Poultry. THE CALL OP THE HEN. M cated by the Pelvic Bones. In the horse they are indicated largely by the breed. The x^rabian, the ideal running and trot- ting horse is a good type of the nervous temperament. The coach horse, of the sanguine-bilious temperament, and the Clyde is a good type of the lymphatic temperament. ]n cattle we have a good example of the nervous tempera- ment in the Jersey, and of the lymphatic in the beef family oi Durham, also Hereford and Polled Angus; while the Holstein and Ayrshire cattle are good types of the sanguine-bilious combined. I have made this deviation so I could offer to my poultry friends this thought, that there are certain laws in nature that have no regard for our theories and the better we understand these laws, the less liable we are to make mis- takes. • ! CHAPTER IV. CAPACITY. In the preceding chapters, we have given the reader an idea of the method we use in judging the value of a hen for the purpose we wish her for. In the succeeding chapters, we will explain the method in detail. First we will take up capac* Figure 12.—One Finger 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 Hogan, Walter, d. 1921. Petaluma, Cal. , The Petaluma Daily Courier
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