CHAPTER XIII 
BREEDS OF CHICKENS 
I do not place much dependence on the results of breed 
tests. Indeed, I consider the almost universal use of the 
Barred Rock in the most productive farm poultry regions in 
the United States, and the equal predominance of S. C. White 
Leghorns on the egg farms of New York and California, as 
far more conclusive than any possible breed tests. 
Breed Tests. 
In Australia there has been conducted a series of breed 
tests so remarkable and extensive that the writer considers 
them well worth quoting. The Hawkesbery Agricultural Col- 
lege tests extend over a period of five years, the pens entered 
were of six birds each, and the time one year. The results 
were as follows: 
No.of Pens Yieldof Average Yield 
Competing Highest Pen of All Pens 
1903? siicssares 70 218 163 
1904.55 acdecous 100 204 152 
1905 wiadewe'es 100 235 162 
1906 ......... 100 247 177 
190 jeeesidnv es 60 245 173 
The winners and losers for five years were as follows: 
Winning Pen Losing Pen 
1903 Silver Wyandotte Silver Wyandotte 
1904 Silver Wyandotte Partridge Wyandotte 
1905 S. C. W. Leghorns S. C. W. Leghorns 
1906 Black Langshans 9 «< Golden Wyandotte 
1907 §S. C. W. Leghorns S. C. B. Leghorns 
As a matter of fact, the winning pen means little for breed 
comparison. This is shown by the winning and losing pens 
frequently being of the same breed. ‘ 
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