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DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE GEORGIA. 



ers and good egg producers. Leghorns surpass all other varieties 

 as layers, but are non-sitters. The cross possesses both qualities to 

 perfection loses the clumsiness of the Brahmasand inherits the ac- 

 tivity of the Leghorn." 



There is no better authority on chickens in Georgia than Mr. 

 Ross. He lets the small breeds roost in trees, and has had no dis- 

 ease since adopting this plan. 



AMERICAN SEABRIGHT. 



Mr. F. N. Wilder, of Monroe county, has bred the Light Brahma, 

 Dark Brahma, Brown Leghorn and Plymouth Rocks, and prefers 

 decidedly the Light Brahma as a combination fowl. He says the 

 Brown Leghorns lay the largest number of eggs, but the Light 

 Brahmas more in weight. He thinks the Light. Brahma unsurpassed 

 as a table fowl. He says the cross of the Brown Leghorn on the 

 Light Brahma makes a superior egg producer and table fowl, but 

 not reliable as sitters. His opinion in regard to the comparative 

 weight of eggs produced by the Brown Leghorns and Light Brah- 



