. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 35° POULTRY CULTURE. Fig. 335. White Cornish Indian Game cock. (Photo- graph from owner, Frank Brown, Marblehead, Mass.) pounds ; pullet, 5 J pounds. These weights exceeded, cocks weighing as high as 11 and 12 pounds. Though of pronounced game type these birds are usually classed as a meat or table breed. The meat is very abundant, especially on breast and legs. They are reputed rather poor layers of small, light-brown eggs. There are three color varieties, dark, ivhite, and red- laced. The dark variety are of The Cornish In- dian Game ^
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 35° POULTRY CULTURE. Fig. 335. White Cornish Indian Game cock. (Photo- graph from owner, Frank Brown, Marblehead, Mass.) pounds ; pullet, 5 J pounds. These weights exceeded, cocks weighing as high as 11 and 12 pounds. Though of pronounced game type these birds are usually classed as a meat or table breed. The meat is very abundant, especially on breast and legs. They are reputed rather poor layers of small, light-brown eggs. There are three color varieties, dark, ivhite, and red- laced. The dark variety are of The Cornish In- dian Game ^ was produced in England about 1830 to 1840, by crossing the Aseel on the English Game, and (it is supposed) was improved many years later by the in- troduction of Malay blood. In appearance a giant Aseel, it has little of the fighting quality of that breed. The American Stand- ard weights are cock, 9 pounds ; hen, 6J pounds; cockerel, 7i are very commonly. 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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