Description of Games 77 



Silver, Golden, and White-crested Black are the 

 most popular varieties. 



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The varieties of Games are especially noted 

 for the production of flesh of fine quality. Some 

 varieties are sometimes recommended as farm 

 fowls, but on account of their pugnacious dis- 

 position and their deficiency in egg production it 

 is extremely doubtful whether they will prove as 

 useful as the breeds discussed under the head 

 of general-purpose fowls (Chap. IV). 



For convenience of discussion, Games are usu- 

 ally divided into two fairly well-defined classes, the 

 Pit Games and the Exhibition Games. The Amer- 

 ican Poultry Association still further divides the 

 Exhibition Games into two classes and makes a 

 class of "Oriental Games.' 7 



The Pit Games usually are not placed among 

 the standard varieties, yet their general char- 

 acteristics are quite as distinct as are those of 

 the so-called standard breeds. Pit Games are 

 short -legged, compact, stout fowls, with an abun- 

 dance of tail feathers. They are hardy and ma- 

 ture early, but do not produce eggs in sufficient 

 number to meet the requirements of the farmer. 



Exhibition Games are taller and not so com- 

 pact or strong as the Pits and are bred mostly 



