PART ViL 



POULTRY TOPICS. 



STANDARD VARIETIES OF CHICKENS. 



Farmers Bulletin No. 51, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



There are eighty-seven standard and a large number or promiscuous 

 varieties of chickens raised in this country. The standard varieties are 

 divided as follows: 



(1) American class. Marred Buff, Pea-comb, Barred and White Ply- 

 mouth Rocks; Silver, Golden, White, Buff, and Black Wyandotts; Black, 

 Mottled, and White Javas; American Dominiques, and Jersey Blues. 



(2) Asiatic class.* Light and Dark Brahmas; Buff, Partridge, White, 

 and Black Cochins; Black and White Langshans. 



(3) Mediterranean class. Brown, Rose-comb Brown, White, Rose- 

 comb White. Black, Dominique, Buff, and Silver Duckwing Leghorns; 

 Black and White Minorcas; Andalusians and Black Spanish. 



(4) Polish class. White-crested Black, Golden, Silver, White, Bearded 

 Golden, Bearded Silver, Bearded White, and Buff-laced. 



(5) Hamburg class. Golden-spangled, Silver-spangled, Golden-pen- 

 ciled, Silver-penciled, White and Black Hamburgs; Redcaps; Silver and 

 Golden Campines. 



(6) French class. Houdans, Crevecoeurs, and La Fleche. 



(7) English class. White, Silver Gray, and Colored Dorkings. 



(S) Game and Game Bantam class. Black-breasted Red, Brown Red, 

 Golden Duckwing, Silver Duckwing, Red Pyle, White, Black, and Birchen 

 Games; the same varieties for Game Bantams. Cornish and White Indian 

 Games; Malays and Black Sumatra Games. 



(9) Bantam class other than Game. Golden and Silver Sebrights; 

 White and Black Rose-comb; Booted White; Buff, Partridge, White, and 

 Black Cochins; Black-tailed, White, and Black Japanese, and White 

 crested White Polish. 



(10) Miscellaneous class. Russians Silkies, Sultans, Frizzles, and 

 Rurapless. 



For practical purposes the above ten classes may be grouped into 

 four general classes, as follows: 



(1) The general-purpose breeds: The American class. 



(2) The meat or table breeds: The Asiatic class. 



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