in the breeding stock to get a framework on which to produce the flesh. If males 

 have been selected that have long breast-bones, well covered with flesh or muscle 

 to the tip of the bone, and mated with females which compare favourably to the 

 detailed standard which is given, one should produce chickens which are good 

 utility birds, having well-covered breast-bones. Greater gains are made by marketing 

 roasters than probably any other form Q, dressed poultry which is sold. 



From practical experience, 

 the writer feels he could 

 recommend the following 

 breeds and varieties for gen- 

 eral-purpose stock : 



Plymouth Rocks. There 

 are five varieties in this 

 breed, the three most popu- 

 lar being the Barred, White, 

 and Buff. This breed is 

 undoubtedly one of the best 

 farmer's fowl which we 

 have. The best strains are 

 good winter layers, fair 

 summer layers, and make 

 exceptionally good roasters. 

 They are very hardy and 

 good sitters. The standard 

 weights are: Cock, 9% Ib. ; 

 cockerel, 8 Ib. ; hen, 7% Ib. ; 

 pullet, 6^5 Ib. 



Wi/andottes. There are 

 several varieties in this 

 breed, the most popular 

 being the White, Buff, Silver 

 Laced, Columbian, and Part- 

 ridge. This breed has prac- 

 tically the same characteris- 

 tics as the Plymouth Rock, 

 but is a little more blocky 

 in type. Wyandottes make 

 good broilers and roasters. 

 They are good mothers and 

 fair sitters. They lay a 

 goodly number of eggs, 

 though the writer thinks 

 that the old strains lay a 

 better number of eggs than 

 the later strains, which have 

 been bred much shorter in 

 the back than the old type. 

 The standard weights are 

 1 Ib. less than those of the 

 Plymouth Rocks. 



Rhode Island Reds. There 

 are two varieties of this 

 breed. Single and Rose Comb. 

 Their body is much longer 

 in appearance, and not so 

 massive as the Plymouth 

 Rock and Wyandotte. They 

 A pair of good general-purpose fowl. 



