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AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS 



Geese, ducks, and turkeys are not so generally raised as 

 hens, but there is a constant demand at good prices for 

 these fowls. 



The varieties of the domestic hen are as follows : 



I. Egg Breeds 

 i. Leghorn. 2. Minorca. 3. Spanish. 4. Red Cap. 



II. Meat Breeds 

 I. Brahma. 2. Cochin. 3. Langshan. 



III. General Purpose Breeds 



1. Plymouth Rock. 3. Java. 5. Dorking. 



2. Wyandotte. 4. Dominique. 6. Indian Game. 



7. Rhode Island Red. 



i. Polish. 



IV. Fancy Breeds 

 2. Game. 3. Sultan. 4. Bantam. 



FIG. 1 88. BROODER 



As the price of both eggs and fowls is steadily advanc- 

 ing, a great many people are now raising fowls by means 



