1136 CYCLOPEDIA OF LFVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



Cinnamon, Grouse or Partridge Cocliin, Lemon, Silver Buff, Silver Cin- 

 namon, Black Cochin, Cuckoo, and Silky-feathered Cochin, We illus- 

 trate three of the best known breeds, the White, the Partridge and the 

 Buff Cochin. Although amjong the largest of barn-yard fowls, they 

 endure confined quarters well; but it must be remembered that even the 



BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK FEMALE AND FEATHERS. 



From "Perfected Poultry of America," used by courtesy Hon. F. D. Coburn, 



Secretary of Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 



most domestic of fowls cannot remain healthy unless they are allowed a 

 fair amount of exercise. Among the best of the breeds for farmers are 

 the White Cochins, the Buff Cochins, and the Partridge or penciled Coch- 

 ins, It may also be remarked that the principal objection to the Brah- 

 mas, and especially the Cochins, is that they accumulate fat so rapidly at 



