. Poultry production. Poultry. BREEDS OF CHICKENS "1 popular, because of its superior reputation with ^^ard to egg-producing qualities. The Leghorns, named for the town of Legliorn, Italy, were first intruiluced into America in lSo5 and have under- gone a most gratifying improvement at the hands of American breeders. Whether through cliance or design, they appear FiQ. 17. Dark Brahma, male (Asiatic). to have been exceedingly fortimate in escaping the burden of harmful fancy fads. They are today enjoying an un- excelled popularity as egg producers. Of the several varieties, the Whites


. Poultry production. Poultry. BREEDS OF CHICKENS "1 popular, because of its superior reputation with ^^ard to egg-producing qualities. The Leghorns, named for the town of Legliorn, Italy, were first intruiluced into America in lSo5 and have under- gone a most gratifying improvement at the hands of American breeders. Whether through cliance or design, they appear FiQ. 17. Dark Brahma, male (Asiatic). to have been exceedingly fortimate in escaping the burden of harmful fancy fads. They are today enjoying an un- excelled popularity as egg producers. Of the several varieties, the Whites and Browns are most bred. Their sister breed, the Minorca, is named for one of the Balearic Islamls, olf tlie east coast of Spain. Tliis breed. 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 Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931; Card, Leslie Ellsworth, 1893-. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger


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