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egg yield from this breed than from fowls of other 

 breeds. The reasons are because of the activity of 

 the fowls and because the Leghorn is hardier than 

 other varieties of the Mediterranean class. Then, 

 too, the fowls are less likely to become fat, even 

 when over-fed, than are the fowls of the American 

 and the Asiatic breeds. The cockerels make excel- 

 lent broilers, especially when the poultryman has 

 aimed for size in his breeding, but where fowls for 

 roasting are desired the Leghorn is not as con- 

 spicuous a success as the Plymouth Rock, the Rhode 

 Island Red, the Wyandotte, the Orpington and the 

 Asiatic breeds. Like its relative, the Brown Leg- 

 horn, the White variety has two sub-varieties, 

 namely. Single Comb and Rose Comb. Probably 

 the Single Comb is the more popular of the two. 

 Besides the White and the Brown Leghorn, there 

 are other breeds of this group — the Black, the Buff, 

 the Dominique, the Silver Duckwing, etc. — but 

 these are much less popular than the White and 

 the Brown. They are all characterized more or less 

 as egg producers and as good foragers. Because 

 of their active habits, they do best on wide range. 

 Where such cannot be given the fowls must have 

 abundant opportunity to take exercise. 



LIGHT BRAHMA 



The Light Brahma is without exception the 

 largest fowl raised. It is most noted as a meat pro- 

 ducer, mainly because of its size, but also because 

 it is probably the most popular variety for produc- 

 ing South Shore Soft Roasters for the Boston 

 market. It is a fairly good layer of large, brown 

 eggs, and though noted more for its meat, it will 



