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easily frightened, and more readily take to flight 

 than do the other breeds that are noted for utility. 

 The Leghorns, Spanish, Minorcas, and Hamburgs 

 are good representatives of this class. 



The meat breeds are larger than the egg or 

 the general -purpose breeds. The largest breeds 

 of fowls are represented in this class. They are 

 generally considered to be poor layers except, pos- 

 sibly, in a few cases where the pullets are fairly 

 good layers. They are heavy-bodied, slow-moving 

 fowls, of gentle disposition, and are persistent 

 sitters. The Brahmas, Cochins, and Langshans 

 are representative breeds of this class. 



The general- purpose breeds, as the term indi- 

 cates, include those fowls that are of fair size and 

 furnish a good quality of meat when it is properly 

 prepared. They will also produce a good quantity 

 of eggs when kept under favorable conditions for 

 egg production. The Plymouth Eocks and Wyan- 

 dottes are familiar breeds of this class. 



The fancy breeds include those fowls that are 

 reared on account of their peculiar or pleasing ap- 

 pearance, and are not bred exclusively for utility. 

 While many of the so-called fancy breeds may 

 serve a useful purpose in furnishing eggs and 

 meat, they cannot successfully compete with other 

 classes when usefulness alone is considered. The 

 Polish and Bantams may be taken as familiar 

 representatives. 



