364 FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



coeurs, La Fleche and Faverolles. The Houdans and 

 Crevecoeurs have crests and small V-shaped combs. 



Games and Game Bantams are the aristocrats of the 

 poultry yard. There are eight varieties, and they are 

 prized as pets and for exhibition. 



Oriental Game and Bantam Class. Some of the va- 

 rieties of this class are good meat-producing breeds. 



The Ornamental Bantam Class are prized for their 

 smallness, and disqualified if they weigh four ounces 

 or more over standard weight. There are many va- 

 rieties. 



The Miscellaneous Class contains the White Silkies ; 

 their feathers being webless and of a silky nature. 

 The White Sultans, with abundant stiff leg and toe 

 feathering. The Frizzles, whose feathers have a ten- 

 dency to turn backwards and curl upwards. 



The Turkey Class is made up by the Mammoth 

 Bronze, Narragansett, Buff, Slate, White and Black. 

 Weights: cocks 27-36 pounds, cockerels 18-25, hens 

 18-20, pullets 1 2-1 6. 



The Duck Class is comprised of ten breeds: Pekins, 

 Aylesburys, Rouens, Cayugas, Gray and White Calls, 

 East Indias, White Crested Colored and White Mus- 

 covys, Indian Runners and Blue Swedish. The Ayles- 

 burys and Rouens are the largest and should weigh: 

 drake 9 pounds, young drake 8, adult duck 8, young 

 duck 7. The Gray and White Calls are prized for 

 small size, the smaller the better. 



The Goose Class contains six breeds and seven va- 

 rieties: Toulouse, Embden, African, Chinese, Wild or 

 Canadian and Egyptian. Weights: adult gander 10- 

 20 pounds, young gander 8-18, adult goose 8-18, young 

 goose 6-1 6. The Toulouse, Embden and African 

 make up the heaviest breeds, and the other three breeds 

 weigh only about half as much. 



/Artificial Incubation. Incubators are used a great 

 deal by poultrymen because it is cheaper to hatch eggs 

 in this way. Chickens can be better cared for in brood- 

 ers, and the hens begin laying sooner. 



