522 DOMESTIC ANIMALS, DAIRYING, ETC. 



8. Game .and Game Bantam class : Black-breasted Red, Brown 

 Red, Golden Duckwing, Silver Duckwing, Red Pyle, White, Black, 

 and Birchen Games ; the same varieties for Game Bantams. 



9. Oriental Game and Bantam class: Oornish and White In- 

 dians, Black Sumatras, Black-breasted Red Malays, and Black- 

 breasted Red Malay Bantams. 



10. Ornamental Bantam class: Golden and Silver Sebrights; 

 Rose-comb White and Rose-comb Black; Booted White; Light and 

 Dark Brahmas; Buff, Partridge, White, and Black Cochins; Black- 

 tailed, White, and Black Japanese; Bearded White, Buff -laced, and 

 Nonbearded Polish. 



11. Miscellaneous class: White Silkies, White Sultans, and 

 Frizzles. 



For practical purposes the above eleven classes may be grouped 

 into four general classes, as follows: 1. The general purpose breeds: 

 The American class, the Orpingtons, and the Houdans. 2. The 

 meat or table breeds: The Asiatic class, the Dorkings, and the In- 

 dian Games. 3. The egg breeds: The Mediterranean class, the 

 Dutch class, and the *Redcaps. 4. The ornamental breeds: The 

 Polish, the Crevecoeurs and La Fleche, the Game and Game Ban- 

 tam class, the Oriental Game and Bantam class (except the In- 

 dians), the Ornamental Bantam class, and the miscellaneous class. 



GENERAL PURPOSE BREEDS. 



Plymouth Rocks. This is the most popular of all breeds of 

 poultry as a general-purpose fowl. The Barred variety is the best 

 known, and its history dates back over a quarter of a century. Va- 

 rious breeds were used in its making, the belief being general that it 

 originally came from a cross between the American Dominique and 

 the Black Java. It has also been shown that the Light Brahma, 

 Dark Brahma, and Pit Game have been used in its making. 



The Barred Plymouth Rock is of a grayish-white color, each 

 feather regularly crossed by narrow, parallel bars of dark blue-black 

 running in distinct lines throughout the entire length of the feather 

 and showing on the down, or undercolor, of the feathers. The barr- 

 ing is somewhat smaller on the hackle and saddle feathers than on 

 other portions of the body. A medium-sized bird with a broad, full 

 breast, a rather long and broad body, medium-sized wings that fold 

 gracefully, the wing fronts being well covered by the breast feathers 

 and the wing points by the saddle feathers; a moderately large 

 head; ornamented with an upright bright-red comb and wattles; a 

 large bright-red or bay eye, and yellow beak, shanks, and toes places 

 the picture before us. 



For the farmer or market poultry man these fowls are favorites, 

 being of medium size, well proportioned, with a deep full breast, 

 making a most admirable bird for market purposes. They are 

 hardy, mature early, and make excellent broilers when from 8 to 12 

 weeks old. They are good layers the year round, and in winter lay 

 exceptionally well. Their eggs are brown in color and average 8 to 

 a pound. They are good sitters and excellent mothers. 



