BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



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of the Andalusian is white. In shape and size it is between 

 the Leghorn and the Minorca. The standard weights are: 

 cock 6 lbs., hen 5 lbs., cockerel 5 lbs., pullet 4 lbs. 



The Campine. The Campine can best be remembered 

 as the breed that originated in that country which we have 

 come to know and respect so well, namely, Belgium. There 

 are two varieties, the Silver and Golden Campine, each being 

 identical in size and 

 shape. Both varie- 

 ties have white skins. 

 Although they have 

 been known in this 

 country only during 

 comparatively recent 

 years, they have 

 found considerable 

 favor as egg pro- 

 ducers. Their stand- 

 ard weights are : 

 cock 6 lbs., hen 4 

 lbs., cockerel 5 lbs., 



pullet 3J^ lbs. Figure 23.— Single Comb Ancona male. 



THE MEAT CLASS 

 The breeds included in this class are primarily kept for 

 the production of meat rather than for their egg-laying abil- 

 ity. The four most popular breeds representing this group 

 are the Langshan, Brahma, Cochin, and Cornish, all of 

 which are of Asiatic origin, except the Cornish, which came 

 from England. Although classed as meat breeds, repre- 

 sentatives of this group are sometimes kept as general- 

 purpose fowls. Each of these breeds is heavier and larger 

 in size than the egg breeds or those of the general-purpose 

 class. The Langshan, Brahma, and Cochin especially, 

 are not as active as the breeds of the other two classes. They 



