74 Farm Poultry 



that they suffer comparatively little from unclean- 

 liness. They have rose-combs, and endure cold 

 weather well. They are excellent table fowls, good 

 mothers, good foragers, mature early, and are a 

 most useful farm breed. There is but one recog- 

 nized variety, the Rose-comb. The cock should 

 weigh 7, and the hen 5 pounds 



DORKING 



? 



The Dorking is preeminently an English breed. 

 The fowls approach the ideal for general purposes. 



FIG. 21. Colored Dorking hen, English (one-eighth size). 



They are fairly hardy if kept dry, although some- 

 what delicate if subjected to dampness, particu- 

 larly in cold weather. This is, without doubt, one 



