DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



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WHITE BRAHMAS A MEAT BREED 



Meat Breeds. Of the large meat breeds, the most popular are 

 the Brahmas from India, the Cochins and Langshans from China, 

 and the Games. These are all. poor or fair layers, and good 

 sitters. The light Brahmas 

 are the largest; a hen of 

 that breed weighs nine and a 

 half pounds, a cock, twelve 

 pounds. 



General-Purpose Breeds. - 

 The Orpingtons, the Plymouth 

 Rocks, the Wyandottes, and 

 the Rhode Island Reds are 

 general-purpose fowls. They 

 are good layers, good sitters, 



and supply abundance of good meat. The Plymouth Rocks, 

 Barred, White, and Buff, are the breeds most widely raised in 

 America. 



Ducks. Ducks mature early and furnish good meat. They 

 are freer from disease than hens and grow faster. The Pekin duck 

 is the most popular. Ducks are as greedy eaters as hogs, and they 

 should not be fed with other fowls. They are not good mothers; 

 if eggs are not hatched in an incubator, it is best to hatch them under 

 a hen and let her mother the ducklings till they are old enough 

 to care for themselves. Contrary to the usual opinion, ducks do not 

 need water except to drink, and can easily be raised without access 

 to a pond or stream. 



Turkeys. Our domestic turkeys are descended from the wild 

 ones native to America. The Bronze is the largest and most 

 popular breed; its gobblers weigh about thirty-six pounds and its 

 hens about twenty pounds. The White Holland is a handsome 

 and popular breed, 



