. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 390 POULTRY CULTURE. Fig. 384. IJlack Langshan cock, owned by Urban Farms, Pine Ridge, Buffalo, New York (Photograph by Schilling) Birds from i to 2 pounds over these weights are not unusual. In general the Langshan of exhibition type in this country preserves more of the character of the Asiatic type at its best than either the Cochin or the Brahma. Had it not been for the erroneous conception of breed character that demanded the preservation of the color of skin and feet against which people in the United States are prejudiced, the Blac
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 390 POULTRY CULTURE. Fig. 384. IJlack Langshan cock, owned by Urban Farms, Pine Ridge, Buffalo, New York (Photograph by Schilling) Birds from i to 2 pounds over these weights are not unusual. In general the Langshan of exhibition type in this country preserves more of the character of the Asiatic type at its best than either the Cochin or the Brahma. Had it not been for the erroneous conception of breed character that demanded the preservation of the color of skin and feet against which people in the United States are prejudiced, the Black Langshan might have become very popu- lar here. It is a hardy fowl and an excellent layer of the darkest the Langshans as they first came from the Lang- shan district. In that dis- trict the Black Langshan, though modified in many characters, is plainly a local black variety of the common Asiatic type. White Langshans are said to have come as sports from the black variety in England. A blue variety of Langshans was made in America by crossing Blacks and Whites, but it has attracted little atten- tion. American Standard weights for Langshans are cock, 10 pounds; cock- erel, 8 pounds; hen, 7 pounds ; pullet, 6 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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