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BREEDS AND BREEDING. 



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ia 1862. They are something like the Cochin Chinas. They will, if 

 successfully bred in this country, be a most valuable addition to our 

 poultry stock. 



The Aseels (Fig. 1338) are an East Indian game, fowl, perhaps 

 the most quarrelsome and ■ courageous known. They are good for 



Fro. 1844. 



cooking, but amount to little or nothing as layers. They are rec- 

 ommended by few good authorities. 



The Sebright (Fig. 1339) is a superior breed of game bantams 

 which has become famous. It is a remarkably handsome bird, some- 

 times of golden and sometimes of silver color. 



Pig. 1345.— Butter-Bowl Ducks. 



