BREEDS DESCRIBED 



to offer against the breed. There are three well- 

 established varieties, the White, Buff, and Black, 

 and their popularity in this country is about in the 

 order named. In each of these varieties there 

 are single-combed and rose-combed sub-varieties. 

 Standard weights, cock, 10 pounds; cockerel, 8^/2 

 pounds; hen, 8 pounds; pullet, 7 pounds. 



THE GAME CLASS 



There are many different varieties of the Games, 

 differing greatly in character and general appear- 

 ance, but the only practical variety is the Cornish 

 Indian Game. The others are bred mostly for 

 fighting or exhibition purposes. 



These birds have many good qualities, and more 

 of them could be grown in this country to good 



advantage. The name " game," as 

 Cornish Fowls ,. , , / i . 



applied to these fowls, is a misnomer, 



as stock from good practical strains have no more 

 " fighting blood " in them than many another 

 breed of chickens.* The Cornish hen, however, 

 will fight bravely for her young, and she will fiercely 

 assail attacking hawks or other vermin. These 

 fowls are great foragers, and will find most of 

 their living if allowed plenty of range. The young 



* There has been considerable agitation as to the inappropriateness of the 

 term "Indian Game" in this connection, and the promoters of the breed 

 are insisting that it be known simply as the Cornish Fowl. 



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