. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. DOMESTIC ANIMALS 269. White Bkahmas —a Meat Breed Meat Breeds. — Of the large meat breeds, the most popular are the Brahmas from India, the Cochins and Langshans from China, ^nd the Games. These are all poor or fair layers, and good sitters. The light Brahmas are the largest; a hen of that breed weighs nine and a half pounds, a cock, twelve pounds. General-Purpose Breeds. — The Orpingtons, the Plymouth Rocks, the Wyandottes, and the Rhode Island Reds are general-purpose fowls. They are good layers, good sitters, and supply abundance of go
. Agriculture, its fundamental principles. Agriculture. DOMESTIC ANIMALS 269. White Bkahmas —a Meat Breed Meat Breeds. — Of the large meat breeds, the most popular are the Brahmas from India, the Cochins and Langshans from China, ^nd the Games. These are all poor or fair layers, and good sitters. The light Brahmas are the largest; a hen of that breed weighs nine and a half pounds, a cock, twelve pounds. General-Purpose Breeds. — The Orpingtons, the Plymouth Rocks, the Wyandottes, and the Rhode Island Reds are general-purpose fowls. They are good layers, good sitters, and supply abundance of good meat. The Plymouth Rocks, Barred, White, and Buff, are the breeds most widely raised in America. Ducks. — Ducks mature early and furnish good meat. They are freer from disease than hens and grow faster. The Pekin duck is the most popular. Ducks are as greedy eaters as hogs, and they should not be fed with other fowls. They are not good mothers; if eggs arc not hatched in an incubator, it is best to hatch them under a hen and let her mother the ducklings till they are old enough to care for themselves. Contrary to the usual opinion, ducks do not need water except to drink, and can easily be raised without access to a pond or stream. Turkeys.—Our domestic turkeys are descended from the wild ones native to America. The Bronze is the largest and most popular breed; its gobblers weigh about thirty-six pounds and its hens about twenty pounds. The White Holland is a handsome and popular 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 Soule, Andrew MacNairn. [from old catalog]; Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, 1867-1952, joint author. Richmond, Atlanta [etc. ] B. F. Johnson publishing company
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