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purpose breed is often considered more desirable on 

 the farm. But Leghorns are very generally kept on 

 large poultry farms, the white and the brown varieties 

 being most popular. 



The principal breeds of the meat type of chicken are the The meat 

 Brahmas, Cochins, and Langshans, all of which have ^Jatic 

 come to us from Asia. They are very large, and the chickens 

 thick coat of fluffy feathers extending down the legs 

 makes them appear even larger than they are. The 

 quantity of feathers helps to adapt them to cold 

 climates. 



Brahmas are the largest of all breeds, the males weigh- Brahmas 

 ing twelve pounds and the females nine and a half pounds. 

 They are thought to have originated in India. They 

 were once quite popular in America, but now few of them 

 are to be found. There are two color varieties, the light 

 and the dark. 



Cochins of several colors, the Buff Cochin being most Cochins 

 popular, are found to some extent in this country. They 

 are more abundantly feathered than even the Brah- 

 mas, the Buff Cochin hen looking almost like a huge, 

 fluffy ball of light-brown feathers. The Cochins orig- 

 inated in southeastern Asia. They were formerly 

 called " Shanghais." 



The Langshans, nearly related to the Cochins, were Langshans 

 originally brought from the Langshan district in north- 

 ern China. The commonest variety is black. The 

 Langshans carry both head and tail high and are fine- 

 looking birds. Whal eac h 



According to standards of perfection adopted for the ^hould 

 various breeds and used in judging fowls at poultry weigh 



