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POULTRY. 



the rest, were 

 $125; so that 

 the net profit on 

 the $18.75 plant 

 was about 

 $100." . 



Different 



Breeds of 



Fowls. 



We proceed 

 to notice the 

 more prom- 

 inent breeds of 

 fowls that have 

 been intro- 

 duced into this 

 country, and 

 have been suc- 

 cessfully raised 

 here. 



The Houdans 

 (Fig. 1321) are 

 a French breed 

 of great beauty, 

 and the finest 

 of eating, while 

 as layers they 



are 



unsur- 



passed. Besides 

 the smallness of 

 their bones and 

 the fineness of 

 their flesh, they 

 are of an extra- 

 ordinary pre- 

 cocity and fe- 

 cundity. They 

 lay large and 

 white eggs, and 

 the chickens 

 are fit for the 

 table at four 



Fig. 1325,-Cochln Hen. Old Form. 



