. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. 36 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING the front rank of egg producers to this day, but lay rather small eggs, and for this reason they are outstripped by the-Leghorns. They are small in size, and by some are considered as ornamentals. There is no mistake concerning their beauty, the Hamburg, espe- cially the Silver Spangled variety, is one of the most beautiful, striking domestic fowls. There are six varieties of this bre
. Commercial poultry raising; a thoroughly practical and complete reference work for the amateur, fancier or general farmer, especially adapted to the commercial poultryman. Poultry. 36 COMMERCIAL POULTRY RAISING the front rank of egg producers to this day, but lay rather small eggs, and for this reason they are outstripped by the-Leghorns. They are small in size, and by some are considered as ornamentals. There is no mistake concerning their beauty, the Hamburg, espe- cially the Silver Spangled variety, is one of the most beautiful, striking domestic fowls. There are six varieties of this breed, the Silver Spangled, Golden Spangled, Silver Laced, Golden Laced, White, and Fig. 19.—Golden Spangled Hamburgs. The first named variety is probably the most popular. Hamburgs are economical fowls to keep, beside being small eaters, they are great foragers. The only serious objection to them is the small- ness of their egg. By careful selection this may be remedied and the size of the egg improved. One of the distinctive features of the Hamburg is its rose comb, which should be developed into a straight spike. There are no standard weights given for Ham- 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 Roberts, Howard Armstrong, 1885-. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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