. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 72 COMMERCIAL FOULTRY RAISING prey to vermin, and much subject to colds if the birds are allowed to run in the wet. No standard weights are given for Polish. They are medium-size birds, about that of Leghorns. The Sultans, as the name implies, are from Turkey, and might with propriety be classed with the Polish, except the former have additional peculiarities. Sultans, in fact, possess about every peculiarity possible for a fowl of its size. A compact crest sur- mounts the head, more profuse even than the Polish, and they are full bearded. For a comb the
. Commercial poultry raising;. Poultry. 72 COMMERCIAL FOULTRY RAISING prey to vermin, and much subject to colds if the birds are allowed to run in the wet. No standard weights are given for Polish. They are medium-size birds, about that of Leghorns. The Sultans, as the name implies, are from Turkey, and might with propriety be classed with the Polish, except the former have additional peculiarities. Sultans, in fact, possess about every peculiarity possible for a fowl of its size. A compact crest sur- mounts the head, more profuse even than the Polish, and they are full bearded. For a comb they have two small spikes, re-. ^i^MP-^-r Fig. 45.—Bearded Golden Polish. minding one of horns; their legs are feathered and booted, their hocks are vultured, and they possess a fifth, or supernumerary toe. They have an abundant neck hackle and a large tail, which is erect and contains many flowing sickles. The color of the plumage is pure white throughout. They seem to thrive well, but are too small for practical purposes. The Game is one of the most interesting of the ornamental breeds, and perhaps the most widely bred. It is noted for its. 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- [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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