VARIETIES OF FOWLS, 



HISTORY, CHARACTERISTICS, ETC., OF THE BREEDS. 



THE BRAHMAS. 



WE have seen Brahmas which we considered the ne plus ultra of the 

 feathered tribe. English breeders claim everything that is good for these 



DARK BRAHMA. COCK. 



birds, and lose sight of their faults. We have bred the Brahmas, both Light 

 and Dark, and thought highly of them ; still they did not prove good layers 

 with us. Since we have discarded them we have found out the reason of our 



