BREEDS OF CHICKENS 



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an impiirtaut l>y-pro(luot of the American breeds and a 

 relatively unimportant one of the Mediterranean varieties. 



The Asiatic Class. — The classes of fowls that have played 

 the most important part in building up the present ^•alued 

 breeds commercially are the Asiatics and Mediterraneans. 



Of the Asiatics, the three recognized breeds are the ]5rahma, 

 Cochin, and Langshan. All three were Ijrought to this 

 country by direct importation from China, coming from 

 near the Brahmapootra lliver, from tlie city of Shanghai 

 and from the district of Langshan respectively. 



The forerunners of the present Brahmas were first importeil 

 in 1840. They were nearly if not fully as large as the modern 

 Brahmas, were less heavily feathered and \'ery much better 

 layers. \Yhat was until recently the highest authentic egg 

 record was made by a Light Brahma pullet in 1S72, when a 

 bird owned liy L K. Felcli, of Natick, Mass., laid 3bl eggs in 

 :]30 days 



TlJE .SrANDAIID C'laRSI^S, ]'>KKFI)S, and \'AlflK'riES, 



Cla- 



I. American 



BrePii 



I'U-ni(.uili Hi 



Wyanflotto 



Java 



Dominique 



Rhode Lslainl Re,l 



Bucko3'c 

 Fluff . 



\'ariet,\'. 

 [ P.arred 

 I White 

 lt„lf 



- SiKti- I'el.rille.i 



]*;irtri<li;e 

 ! T'ohimblan 

 1 i'.lue 



Silver 



Golden 



"White 

 J Buff 

 I Black 

 I Partridge 

 [Silver Peneillod 

 |Columf)ian 



f Black 

 \ Mottled 



U(jse Comb 



r Single fonili 

 I Ifose (_'omb 



Pea Comb 



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