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CLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOB. 



are Bantams of many of the older breeds of fowls. These are produced 



by in-and-in breeding, and the production of clutches of chickens hatched 

 m the autumn, the growth carefully subdued by light feeding, and strict 

 selection, and this continued for generations until the peculiarities are 

 fixed. Lately Wyandotte Bantams have been advertized. Do not be 

 ied astray just yet by these alleged small Wyandottes. They are half 

 starved fall chicks, bred by a smart boy near Chicago, and Bantams only 



. WYANDOTTES. 



im name, so we are informed by one of the best authorities on poultry in 



the United States. 



rv. Langshans. 



This new breed of poultry, at least in the United States, is distinct in 

 its characteristics, and originating as it did in the provinces of Langshan, 

 Northern China, is one of the most hardy of Asiatic fowls. In China iis 

 name is "Yop" (sacred bird), from the fact that it is offered in sacri- 

 fice to the Gods of the Chinese. These birds were first introduced into 

 England about 1872, and immediately attracted the attention of fanciers, 

 and also caused a controversy as to whether it was a pure breed. T^as 



