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States are Plymouth Rocks, Wyandotts, Rhode Island 

 Reds, and Leghorns. The first are a good all-purpose 

 fowl, being good layers, maturing early, making good 

 broilers, and when mature dressing to weigh from five 

 to ten pounds. The Wyandotts and Rhode Island 

 Reds are of nearly the same size as the Plymouth 

 Rocks, and may be equal to the latter as layers, 

 broilers or poultry, but perhaps not quite so well fixed 







FIG. 87 A Pigeon Loft. 



in character. As egg producers the Leghorns and 

 Rhode Island Reds seem to have the best reputation. 

 The Leghorns, however, are small and perhaps not 

 quite as hardy. White fowls White Wyandotts, White 

 Plymouth Rocks, White Leghorns, etc., are very popular, 

 but possess no peculiar merits above other breeds. 



PIGEONS. 



A branch of the poultry business that has come into 

 prominence within a few years is pigeon or squab rais- 



