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Farm Poultry 



tinguishing mark of the Dorking is the fifth toe. 

 They are good layers, persistent and careful sit- 

 ters and good mothers. They are excellent farm 

 fowls, especially prized for the table. Their 

 flesh is light-colored and of fine texture. Some 

 even hold that the flesh of the Dorking is supe- 

 rior to that of the Game. American breeders 



Fig. 20. Colored Dorking hen, English, (one-eighth size). 



prize the Dorkings highly for quality of flesh, 

 and also for the small proportion of bone. They 

 are especially noted for a broad, deep breast, and 

 the breast meat is distinctly fine in quality. They 

 fatten easily, and stand confinement fairly well, 

 although a wide range in dry weather suits them 

 best. It is said that the hens remain longer with 

 the chickens than do the hens of most breeds. 





