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3. Thiu Rinds, or Hampshires, are probably 

 native of Hampshire, England. They vary in 

 type, some inclining to be thick-fleshed, while 

 others show a strictly bacon type. Their color 

 is striking, being 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, Laying Fowls, Meat Fowls and General- 

 Purpose Fowls, i 



I. Laying' Fowls. 



The chickens belonging to this class are 

 alert, bright arid 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 Mediterranean 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 egg- 

 producers rather than meat fowls. 



