SERBCTING APBREED TO KEEP 22 
It seems almost impossible that the almost in- 
numerable breeds and varieties of poultry the world 
over should all have sprung from one common par- 
entage, and yet it was Darwin’s theory that the 
jungle fowl of India was the progenitor of all known 
kinds. As the fowls were scattered over the earth, 
they were developed in many different ways. The 
poultry of China and Japan is quite different in ap- 
pearance and characteristics from that of this coun- 
try. In France breeds with white flesh and dark 
legs have been perpetuated, because the Frenchman 
likes that kind. In this country breeds with yellow 
flesh and yellow shanks have been made by crossing 
older breeds and carefully fixing the type in order 
to satisfy the Yankee prejudice. 
The whole subject is full of interest, and it be- 
comes plain that the amateur has wide latitude in 
making his selection. Almost every breed has some- 
thing to recommend it, and no breed is entirely free 
of faults, so that it is not wise to skip from one to 
another if the first breed chosen does not prove as 
satisfactory as expected. The better plan is to give 
that breed a little more study in order to learn if 
the fault is not with the keeper instead of with the 
