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of this type are of European ancestry and are usually 



known among poultry specialists as the Mediterranean breeds. 

 The meat type of fowl 



is said to be comparable 



to the draft horse, beef 



cattle, mutton sheep, and 



the fat hog. It is squarely 



built, compact, thickly 



fleshed, wide of back and 



breast, and heavy of limb. 



Fowls of this type, when 



fat, have a carcass thickly 



covered with meat, and 



are especially valued for 



roasting. The hens, as a 



rule, are of sluggish dis- 

 position and are inferior Figure 215 .-Meat-type of fowl. Photograph 



egg-producers. The meat- from Poultf y Herald - 



type fowls sometimes weigh 10 to 12 pounds. They are of 



Asiatic origin, and are 

 represented by the Brah- 

 ma, Cochin, and Lang- 

 shan breeds. 



The general - purpose 

 type of fowl, as might be 

 supposed, is valued for 

 both egg and meat pro- 

 duction. This type is 

 medium in size, has con- 

 siderable fullness of breast 

 and width of back, and 

 fattens to advantage. In 

 egg production some 



Figure 216. General-purpose type. A White general - purpose breeds 



have excellent records. 



