. Barnard's 1927. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. BUIP ORPINGTONS III. THE ENGLISH CLASS OF GENERAL-PURPOSE BREEDS This class are favored for their excellence as table fowl. They are the largest of the clean-legged chickens, have white skins, and lay brown eggs. Their large size, heavy feathering, and quietness make them good winter layers, and good mothers. The special egg strains rival all other classes for egg yield. Their rate of maturity is in proportion to their size. 25 Orpingtons Single Comb White $ Single Comb B
. Barnard's 1927. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. BUIP ORPINGTONS III. THE ENGLISH CLASS OF GENERAL-PURPOSE BREEDS This class are favored for their excellence as table fowl. They are the largest of the clean-legged chickens, have white skins, and lay brown eggs. Their large size, heavy feathering, and quietness make them good winter layers, and good mothers. The special egg strains rival all other classes for egg yield. Their rate of maturity is in proportion to their size. 25 Orpingtons Single Comb White $ Single Comb Buff Sussex Speckled - Day-Old Chicks Eggs 25 50 100 per 15 $ $ $ IV. THE ASIATIC CLASS OF MEAT BREEDS The chief distinctions of this class are the large size of the birds, and their feathered legs. Their most popular breed, the Light Brahma, is the largest of our domestic fowls, rivaling the turkey. They are particularly valued as roasters and capons, having, a large propor- tion of choice meat in the carcass. Egg pro- duction is fairly good, individuals having made remarkable records. Eggs are brown, Brahma skins yellow, Langshan skins white. Hardy, docile, easily confined, quiet and long in maturing. Day-Old Chicks Eggs 25 50 100 per 15. LIGHT BRAHMAS Brahmas Light Langshans Black $ $ $ $ RARER BREEDS OR VARIETIES Andalusians, Blue. Buttercups, Sicilian. Cornish, Dark. Giants, Jersey Black. Minorcas, S. C. White, Buff. Langshans, White. Rhode Islands, R. C. White. Wyandottes, Golden, Col- umbian, Partridge, Buff. Prices on Application PULLETS We can furnish any standard breed in season, from very good stock. Ages 8 to 10 weeks, or "ready to lay". Prices on application, based on quantities. WATER FOWL Finely flavored meats for the home table or market are secured from cheap feeds by the us* of ducks and geese. Their feathers are also a valuable by-product. These birds ar
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