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blend of qualities. The general - purpose breeds have 

 good egg-producing power, and produce good-sized friers 

 and broilers. They are often used for mothers for the 

 egg breeds. (Fig. 157.) 



318. Other Classes of Poultry. On many farms 

 ducks and geese are raised for meat and feathers. There 

 are great differences in the adaptability of the breeds. 

 Ponds of water are not essential for success with this 

 class of poultry. The food should be given to these birds 

 in a soaked or softened condition, because their crops 

 are less perfectly developed than in chickens, hence do 

 not thrive so well on hard grains. 



Fig. 155. Turkeys come home to roost. 



