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3. Thin Rinds, or J fai)ipshires, are probably 

 native of Hampshire, England. They var)- in 

 type, some inclining' to be thick-lleshed, while 

 others show a strictly bacon t)'pe. Their color 

 is striking, beino- black with a white belt around 

 the body. The face is not dished, and the ears 

 incline forward, but do not break. 



POULTRY. 



Chickens are divided into three classes; 

 namely, Layi)ig Fowls, Meat Fowls and General- 

 Purpose Fowls. 



I. Laying Fowls. 



The chickens belonijinLr to this class are 

 alert, l)right and active. They do not possess 

 the ability to produce meat to any great extent. 

 Their alert and active disposition is not con- 

 ducive to meat production. They may be 

 comparable to the dairy-cow, in that they are in 

 a sense a machine of production. 



The breeds which belong to this class are : 



Leghorns, supposed to have originally come 

 from the INIediterranean Coast. There are 

 several varieties; namely, the Buff, Brown, 

 Black and White Leghorns. They differ very 

 little except in color. 



Minor cas are of Spanish ancestry. There 

 are different varieties of these, but all are ecrcr- 

 producers rather than meat fowls. 



