40 Farm Poultry 



raneans. They are broader and deeper in body, 

 fuller in breast and have shorter necks arid legs. 

 While some of the intermediate, or general -pur- 

 pose fowls, as they are sometimes called, are 

 reared wholly for their flesh, they should not be 

 classified with the distinctively meat breeds. 

 The latter fowls produce, under favorable con- 

 ditions, a good number of eggs, which, together 

 with their size, warrants placing them in the 

 intermediate. class, which may be called general- 

 purpose breeds, for convenience of discussion. 

 Whatever may be said of those fowls noted for 

 meat production will apply only in part to the 

 smaller general -purpose fowls, so far as they 

 enter into competition for meat production. As 

 a matter of fact, many of the so-called general - 

 purpose fowls are reared extensively for meat 

 production, but they are nevertheless of a different 

 type from the large, heavy, phlegmatic breeds, 

 whose greatest usefulness is in the production of 

 large, plump bodies, most highly prized for table 

 use. These meat breeds form a class by them- 

 selves even when the fowls are considered from 

 the standpoint of weight only. 



Disposition. Without exception all the noted 

 meat breeds are slow and more or less sluggish 

 in movement and are not easily frightened. They 

 become very tame and gentle with careful treat- 

 ment and do not show a dislike to handling, as 



