BREEDING AND BREEDS I09 



OTHER BREEDS 



The Hamburg varieties are good layers of small 

 eggs, but, like the Polish varieties, are less seen on 

 the farm than among fanciers. 



The Polish varieties are all excellent layers. They 

 are not only small, but they lay small eggs. They 

 are especially fanciers' fowls and are rarely seen 

 on farms except as pets. 



Among the less widely known American breeds 

 the Mottled and the Black Java are popular in some 

 sections. They compare in size with the Plymouth 

 Rock, and are good both for table and for egg laying. 



The American Dominique was at one time very 

 popular as a general purpose fowl because of its 

 hardiness. The Barred Plymouth Rock, which it 

 somewhat resembles, has replaced it to a very large 

 extent. 



Houdans are French fowls noted for their flesh. 

 They are good layers, non-sitters and excellent 

 where there is no danger of attacks from hawks 

 and other birds of prey. Their crests are an objec- 

 tion where hawks are to be feared. 



The White Wonder is a brown egg laying, hardy, 

 general-purpose breed somewhat larger than the 

 White Wyandotte which it resembles, except that 

 it has feathers on the shanks. The variety is popu- 

 lar in some sections as a farm fowl because of its 

 hardiness, ability to forage and fair prolificacy. 



The Langshan is a fairly hardy Asiatic fowl 

 which lays dark brown eggs in moderate abundance. 

 Probably this is the best laying variety of the 

 Asiatic class. The standard weight of the cock is 

 10 pounds and that of the hen 7. The hens are good 

 sitters and mothers, less clumsy than other Asiatic 



