. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1894, . , I would selectthe Plymouth Rock, either the barred or white. lor market purposes and for the farmerand breeder who keeps fowls to supply consumption of eggs and poultry, the PlymouthRock has no equal. If constant laying is required, select the Leghorns, Wyandottes,Minorcas, or Houdans. The former will produce the most eggs and of fair size and goodquality, while the Wyandottes will lay more during the winter and will be found a goodtable fowl of good size. They mature early, making them a good market fowl. Minorcaswill furnish the largest eggs, bu
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1894, . , I would selectthe Plymouth Rock, either the barred or white. lor market purposes and for the farmerand breeder who keeps fowls to supply consumption of eggs and poultry, the PlymouthRock has no equal. If constant laying is required, select the Leghorns, Wyandottes,Minorcas, or Houdans. The former will produce the most eggs and of fair size and goodquality, while the Wyandottes will lay more during the winter and will be found a goodtable fowl of good size. They mature early, making them a good market fowl. Minorcaswill furnish the largest eggs, but they are not quite as hardy as the others, and havingwhite skin is somewhat against them for the Canadian market. The Houdan is the onlyFrench fowl suitable to this climate, and is considered a good all round fowl of largesize, an average layer, eggs a good size—next to the Minorcas or Spanish ; they arebecoming more popular and no doubt will be one of the leading breeds for the farmer. 52 57 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 40). A. 1894. * •: GAME KOWLS. 57 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 40). A. 1894 Where dead poultry for the market is the main object the Dorking and Brahma are in-valuable. They fatten easily and mature early, and have a fine appearance on the may be crossed, when they will produce the largest fowls of any cross-breeds known,and can hardly be distinguished from the pure Dorking, so much admired in Englandas a table fowl. We have mentioned the varieties which as a rule will produce the best results, inthe various circumstances referred to, and with proper care will prove profitable, to thefarmer, and add greatly to the requirements of the people. After selecting your stockyou must proceed to study and care for them if you expect to have satisfactory results ;for if left to breed indiscriminately, and only get what food they can pick up and withoutsuitable accommodation, the result will not be satisfactory. As regards laying stock, nearly all f
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