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disposition and are inferior egg-producers. The meat-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 Fig> 169 . The meat type . This is a Cochin . 



egg production SOme gen- Phot g ra P h b y courtesy of the Poultry Herald. 



eral-purpose breeds have 

 excellent records. Stand- 

 ard weights vary, but 7 

 pounds for the hens and 

 9 for the cocks are satis- 

 factory. Fowls of the 

 general-purpose type, as a 

 rule, belong to the Amer- 

 ican breeds, of which the 

 Plymouth Rock, Wyan- 

 dotte, and Rhode Island 

 Red are the most common 

 examples. 



The breeds and va- 

 rieties Of fOWlS include rig> 1/w< ine general-purpose type. A 

 a laro-o niimhpr nf \nnr\o Plymouth Rock. Photograph by courtesy 



a large numoer, 01 wiae O f t h e Poultry Herald. 



Fig. 170. The general-purpose type. A 



