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POULTRY PRODUCTION 



Length and liea\'iuess of feather unfortunately ai)pear to 

 be correlated with late maturity, general sluggishness of 

 temperament, and low egg production. Selection for these 

 points has had the only result possil)le, the i)roduction of 

 races that arc fast heing relegated to the ]iositioii of orna- 

 mental breeds. 



Ftg. 14 



W'liito C'orhiiid (Asiatic). 



In deploring the craze for hea\"y feathering, Brown' 

 remarks that "Feather is the most cxpcnsi\c material to 

 produce, and hence the birds are slower in growth, great 

 caters, ami distiin'tly inferior in egg production to the 

 original type." 



'Jdie Laiigsh:in was a later importation (1S72). Like the 

 lirahma and ( dchiii, its economic fiuahties ha\ e l)ceu injured 



' Racea of Dtjmostic Poultry. 



