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POULTRY DICTIONARY AND CALENDAR. 
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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. 
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Eggs, color. tution. \gers.| ters. [mother Meat. Golor: Worst defect. Strong points. 
Gen’l purpose 
breeds. ; 
Barred P. Rock,|brown hardy |good/nne /good |good |yellow dark pinfeathers general purpose 
Wyaudotte...../brown hardy [good /fine good good fyellow smallish eggs quick growt 
Java....... light brown|hardy. |good|good /good good |lyellow dark pinfeathers general purpose 
Dominiaue.....{light brown/hardy |good|good |good good lfyellow small eggs general purpose 
cae ete light average |good |fair |poor good |light skin not yellow flavor of meat 
ea eds. 
Light Brahma../@’k brown |hardy  |fair |heavy |clumsy |fair yellow slow to mature size, meat, dark eggs 
Cochin.. ++..10’k brown |average |poor |heavy |clumsy |coarse |yellow lazy, broody size, beauty 
Langshan ......jlight brown|hardy |fair |fair ~ |fair fine light skin not yellow winter laying 
Col. eitos g...|light tender jgood/good |good {fine light skin not yellow flavor of meat _ 
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Leghorn...... |white hardy |fine jnon poor poor ellow small body number of eggs 
Hamburg.......|light tender |good |poor {poor good luish small egg number of eggs 
Black Spanish. |white average |good jon {poor oor {bluish tender skin, dark large eggs 
inns sabes white hardy j|good|non  |poor air light skin light, big comb |large eggs vs 
isc. bree 
Indian Game...|light tender |fair |fair (fair fine lyellow eggs few and small /breast meat 
Game, R. B. B..|brown hardy _|good |fine best good lyellow eggs few and small jstyle 
Polish ..........|/white tender |poor|poor jpoor jpoor jwhite tender ornament 
Andalusian ..../light hardy |good Jnon poor poor light skin not yellow color, eggs 
bana er -+eee./Various hardy |good|good |good jfair |various juncertain hardiness 
ucks. 
Pekin...... white hardy fair jpoor {poor ffine_ [yellow timid, noisy quick growth, eggs 
Rouen ..... various hardy {fair |poor jgood {good j|yellow d’k feathers sm. eggs|general purpose 
Aylesbury. light hardy |tair |fair |good_ |fair yellow less compact general purpose 
Cayuga. white hardy |fair |poor |good  |good- |dark dark feathers general purpose 
ON: various hardy |good|/good j|good  |fair various {less meaty general purpose 
eese. fe 
Toulouse .. light hardy |fair |good fair fair {yellow  |fiesh coarse eonpest shape 
Embden light average |fair_|fair (fair fine fyellow poet layers quality, weight 
ane white hardy jgoodjfair (fair fine |yellow ark feathers good layers, meat 
rkeys. oe mee 
Bronze.. ee ... Hight tender lfine (fair (fair fine light slow maturity _ Iweight 
