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this partial nakedness continues throughout a 

 considerable period of their growth. Some farmers 

 object to Brahmas on account of this slow feather- 

 ing, but this characteristic cannot detract materially 

 from their usefulness. 



When not injured by breeding for fancy points, 

 as sometimes is done in the production of fowls 

 for exhibition, the pullets make good winter layers. 

 For egg production, however, they should not 

 be kept longer than two years. If the pullets are 

 early hatched and mature reasonably early, for 

 Brahmas, they should not be kept longer than one 

 complete season of usefulness if egg production is 

 an important essential. 



The Dark Brahmas are not considered to be as 

 good layers as the Light variety, and are quite 

 as difficult to breed true to color. The Dark Brah- 

 mas have somewhat delicate feather markings 

 which are difficult to produce with that degree of 

 excellence necessary for exhibition purposes. 



The Brahmas are good sitters, in fact sit too 

 much for general-purpose fowls, and are considered 

 too heavy to sit on eggs of light-weight fowls. 

 All Asiatics lay buff-colored eggs. Some of them 

 are much darker than others. The Brahmas are 

 "good growers" and make excellent table fowls. 

 They are fairly hardy and gain rapidly in weight. 

 The meat is of fair quality, but does not equal 

 that of the Dorking or Game. The Dark Brahmas 



