. Elements of agriculture; a text book for public schools. Agriculture. Fig 59 A Pail of Golden Wj ai dottf ^m^M}'-}:-'' Fig GO \\hite Leghorn Cockeiel (4) Fancy Breeds. The fancy breeds include those which have a peculiar or pleasing appearance, and are not bred for utility alone. The Polish and Bantams are representatives of this class. Leg'horns. The history of this breed is obscure, but it is one of the Mediterranean breeds, and is sup- posed to have been brought to America from the city of Leghorn, in Italy. Leghorns are rather small, but rank high as ^gg producers. They begin laying •whe
. Elements of agriculture; a text book for public schools. Agriculture. Fig 59 A Pail of Golden Wj ai dottf ^m^M}'-}:-'' Fig GO \\hite Leghorn Cockeiel (4) Fancy Breeds. The fancy breeds include those which have a peculiar or pleasing appearance, and are not bred for utility alone. The Polish and Bantams are representatives of this class. Leg'horns. The history of this breed is obscure, but it is one of the Mediterranean breeds, and is sup- posed to have been brought to America from the city of Leghorn, in Italy. Leghorns are rather small, but rank high as ^gg producers. They begin laying •when quite young,—sometimes at the age of five months,—and, if well cared for, lay well during both the summer and winter. Large flocks have some- times produced two hundred eggs per hen in a single year. The Leghorn varies much in color, as is indi- cated by the names of the varieties of the breed. These are : White, Rose Comb White, Black, Brown, Rose Comb Brown, BufP, and Silver Duck 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 Shepperd, J[ohn] H. [from old catalog]; McDowell, John Chambers, 1867- [from old catalog] joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb publishing company
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