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MAKING POULTRY PAY 



good Winter layer and when he wants poultry for the 

 table he wants a fowl that is big enough to make a 

 meal for an ordinary sized family. These fowls are 

 usually of medium size and do not go to either ex- 

 treme in weight. They lay brown shelled or tinted 

 eggs. They are bulky, have compact bodies, are of a 

 quiet disposition, grow quickly, are hardy, good sitters 



FIG. 36 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK HEN 



and more or less good foragers, endure cold weather 

 well and occupy a medium position between the Med- 

 iterraneans and Asiatics as regards size, egg produc- 

 tion and docility. Some strains are as good layers as 

 Leghorns. 



