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Leghorns, but the White is the most popular. It makes fair 
eating, but is not adapted for table purposes. It is very hardy, and 
the chickens thrive and grow rapidly. The cockerels can be picked 
out when a few weeks old, and it is more profitable to sell them at 
once, excepting when they are to be kept for breeding purposes. 
Leghorns are the best breed for keeping on a large scale, 
and they do equally well whether kept intensively or otherwise. 
Most commercial egg farms specialise in the White Leghorn. 
Most writers overlook the fact that the Leghorn is a first-rate winter 
layer during its pullet year. 
LINCOLNSHIRE BUFFS 
This variety, a cross between the Buff Cochin and the Dorking, 
is by no means confined to the county whose name it bears, but is 
almost equally well known in the south of England. It lays well, 
and has the additional advantage of being easily fattened for 
market. 
MALAys 
A prodigiously tall bird, standing 2 feet 6 inches high when full 
grown. It was probably the first of the Asiatic fowls to reach 
this country. Yet, though long and thin, there is plenty to eat on 
the Malay, which will never pay its way as an egg-producer. 
MALINES 
A Belgian breed that has more attractions as a table bird than 
as an egg-layer. It is, however, a good general purpose fowl, and 
may be kept in small runs or on free range. The Maline is usually 
white and is a nice domesticated bird that pays for fattening. 
Weighs from 7 Ib. to 9 Ib. 
MINORCAS 
This Spanish importation is deservedly popular, and is equally 
suitable for town or country. It is a handsome bird and lays a 
