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was to obtain a compact, blocky, clean-legged 

 fowl of good size, one particularly deep in the 

 breast, that should produce a good number of 

 eggs. The results fully meet these various re- 

 quirements. The flesh is of a superior quality, 

 being tender and juicy. The proportion of bone 





Fig. 19. A pair of White Wyandottes, young (one-eighth size). 



to the total weight of dressed fowl is compara- 

 tively small. There are five varieties : the Silver, 

 White, Black, Buff, and Golden. The White is 

 perhaps the most popular of any of the varieties. 

 They are easier to breed to feather, being pure 

 white throughout. However, each variety has 

 many ardent admirers. All varieties are without 

 doubt most useful farm fowls. 



