606 THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. BOOK vn. 



In selecting we should recommend, in the order named : 



For Quality of flesh, Dorkings, La Fleche, Creve Coeurs, and Old 

 English Game. 



For Hardiness, Indian Game and Game. 



Those whose object is to breed table fowls for the market would do 

 well to study the question of crossing, for by this means greater size 

 can be obtained, and the softer flesh of the Dorking or the French can 



Fig. 161. Indian Game. 



be engrafted on the Game and Indian Game. We would suggest 

 the following crosses, Indian Game Dorking, Indian Game French, 

 Game Dorking, Game French. Indian Game Langshan makes a 

 good cross where the Dorking is too delicate for the locality. 



4. WATERFOWL AND TURKEYS. 



There cannot be any doubt that waterfowl and turkeys, properly 

 managed, are amongst the most profitable of all domestic poultry. 

 This is evidenced by the experience of breeders and feeders in Bucking- 

 hamshire, East Anglia, Cumberland, and elsewhere. The demand for 

 ducks, geese, and turkeys is always great, and the prices, of turkeys 

 especially, in spite of large imports at the Christmas season, for the best 

 qualities, are most remunerative. 



