. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Farm Poultry 227 315. Egg Breeds. The so-called egg breeds are natives of countries bordering the Mediterranean sea. They are of medium size, good layers, but often poor sitters when young. They are easily frightened, very hardy, active and make good foragers. The most popular rep- resentatives of this class are the Leghorns, Minorcas and Hamburgs. 316. The Meat Breeds are na- tives of Asia, hence are some- times called the Asiatic breeds. They are large, heavy bodied, slow m o v i n g, having a gentle dis
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Farm Poultry 227 315. Egg Breeds. The so-called egg breeds are natives of countries bordering the Mediterranean sea. They are of medium size, good layers, but often poor sitters when young. They are easily frightened, very hardy, active and make good foragers. The most popular rep- resentatives of this class are the Leghorns, Minorcas and Hamburgs. 316. The Meat Breeds are na- tives of Asia, hence are some- times called the Asiatic breeds. They are large, heavy bodied, slow m o v i n g, having a gentle disposition, and are persistent sitters and good mothers. They are generally considered poor layers, though the pullets are often excellent layers. They are especially desirable because of the large size of the '"broilers" and '"; The best- known representatives are Brahmas, Cochins, Langshans and Faveroller, the latter a French breed. 317. The General-purpose Breeds, such as the Ptym- outh Rocks, Wyandottes and Dorkings, are usually of fair size, furnish meat of good quality, and will pro-. Fig. 153. A Light Brahma cockerel. Typical repre- sentative of the Asiatic 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 Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869- joint author. Sherman, Tex. , Ferguson Publishing Company
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