Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . ds; cockerel,6 pounds; hen, 5 pounds; pullet, 4 pounds. The Buckeyes.—This is another American breed whoseancestry appears to be wrapped in obscurity. The breed hasnever become popular. In body they have some semblanceto the Rhode Island Reds. The general plumage color is amahogany bay. The standard requires the cock to weigh 9 pounds; cockerel,8 pounds; hen, 6 pounds; puDet, 5 pounds. The Buckeyes have a pea comb. TirK BREEDS OF POULTRY 55 The Asiatic Class The class of Asiatics includes the following breeds: Brah-mas, Cochins, and the Langshans. The A
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . ds; cockerel,6 pounds; hen, 5 pounds; pullet, 4 pounds. The Buckeyes.—This is another American breed whoseancestry appears to be wrapped in obscurity. The breed hasnever become popular. In body they have some semblanceto the Rhode Island Reds. The general plumage color is amahogany bay. The standard requires the cock to weigh 9 pounds; cockerel,8 pounds; hen, 6 pounds; puDet, 5 pounds. The Buckeyes have a pea comb. TirK BREEDS OF POULTRY 55 The Asiatic Class The class of Asiatics includes the following breeds: Brah-mas, Cochins, and the Langshans. The Asiatic breeds are noted for their large size. They areparticularly valuabl(> in capon production, developing to largosize and are of good quahtj of meat. The Light Brahmas aremost used for this purpose. For standard characteristics of all breeds one should referto the American Standard of Perfection. The Asiatics have their origin in Asia. The Brahmas.—^There are two varieties of Brahmas—namely, the Light and the Dark. ^?: m^. Fig. 16.—A Light Brahma cock. Alwilpa- Some Pullet iW?.flMENPRICK50N-MlLTON,MrtS5 ]Fig. 17.—A Light Brahma piiUet. It appears that the ancestors of the Brahmas were broughtto America from China., and by breeding and careful selectionthe Brahmas of to-tlay have been developed. When hrst imported into this country on a sliip—the EastLidiaman—they were first known as the short-legged Chitta-gongs, later Brahma Pootra, and later dropping the last halfof the name, calling them just Brahma, finally, the develop-ment of the two varieties, the Light and the Dark. 56 POULTHY CULTURE The breed was introduced into America about 1847, and in1866 the varieties, Dark Brahma and Light Brahma, wererecognized. The Dark Brahma was the product of a cross between aGray Chittagong male and Marsh, or Gray Shanghai or GrayCochin. This product was sent to Mr. Bailey, of London,England, by Mr. Burnham, of Massachusetts, in 1854, and
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