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POULTRY BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT 



try-keepers in general was no doubt also a factor in its ex- 

 tinction. 



There are four varieties of Cochins; namely, Buff, Par- 

 tridge, White and Black. The chief characteristics of the 

 Cochin are its large size loose feathering giving it a more 



massive appearance, 

 and gentle disposi- 

 tion. In shape it is 

 short, broad and 

 blocky. 



The Langshan. 

 The Langshan also 

 originated in China, 

 but like the Cochin 

 and Brahma it has 

 been improved in ap- 

 pearance by the fan- 

 ciers. It has a greater 

 popularity for laying 

 than the Brahma and 

 Cochin, but inferior 



LA FLECHE 

 (Courtesy, Editor "La Vie a La Campagne," Paris.) 



as a meat fowl. A 

 pen of Langshan fowls made a wonderful egg record at the 

 Australian laying competitions, the particular pen being 

 from stock imported direct from China, and represented a 

 different type of fowl than the Langshan now found in this 

 country. 



The La Fleche. The La Fleche is one of the leading 

 fowls of France. High prices are paid in France for large 

 fowls of good quality, and this breed is largely used to sup- 

 ply this demand. The males weigh up to ten pounds and the 

 females to eight. The plumage color is black. In this breed 

 the French poultry-keepers have evolved a fowl of great 

 merit. Its flesh has exceptional delicacy. 



