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II. Meat Fowls. 



This class of chickens are large and quiet. 

 They are the least prolific as egg-producers of 

 these classes, but their propensity to fatten is 

 very marked. 



The breeds which belong to this class are the 

 Asiatic fowls. 



BREEDS OF MEAT FOWLS. 



T. BraJimas, including light and dark. 



2. Langs hans of several varieties. 



3. Cochins. 



HI. General- Purpose Fowls. 



This type of fowl produces both meat and 

 eggs in the average degree. It does not excel 

 in either phase of production. It is of medium 

 size, and may be called the "farmer's hen." 



BREEDS FOR GENERAL PURPOSE. 



1. Rocks, Barfed, Buff or White. 



2. Wyandottes, White, Buff, Silver, Golden, 

 Black and Partridge. 



3. Orpingtons. 



Score Cards for the judging of any kind of 

 farm animals may be obtained from your State 

 Experiment Station. Send for them and try to 

 use them with the animals of some farmer. 



