BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



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The three varieties are the Dark, White, and White Laced 

 Red. As a meat breed the Dark Cornish especially have 

 gained rapidly in popularity in this country. In appearance 

 all varieties of the Cofnish differ materially from the other 

 breeds of this class. They are close-feathered, the shanks 

 being free from feathers, the body very thick and compact, 

 and the breast and shoulders 

 very broad and well devel- 

 oped. The standard weights 

 for the Dark and White 

 Cornish are: cock 10 lbs., 

 hen 73^^ lbs., cockerel 8 

 lbs., pullet 6 lbs. For the 

 White Laced Red Cornish 

 the weights are : cock 8 lbs., 

 hen 6 lbs., cockerel 7 lbs., 

 pullet 5 lbs. 



THE GAME, BANTAM AND 

 MISCELLANEOUS 

 CLASSES 



The breeds found in these 

 classes are not so well adap- 

 ted nor are they so gener- 

 ally found on farms or on 

 commercial poultry plants 

 in this country as the breeds 

 of the first three classes. It 

 must not be supposed, 

 however, that they are 



without value as producers of eggs and meat, for such is not 

 the case. Many justly claim that no finer quahty of meat, 

 and especially meat from the breast, can be obtained than 

 that on a well finished Game. 



The Game and Game Bantam Class. The Game and 



Figure 39. 

 Black-breasted Red Game cock. 



