44 The Hen at Work 



wattles are cut away, has helped to give it a fierce 

 and warlike appearance. 



Game hens are fair layers and excellent mothers, 

 usually raising their broods with great success. 

 There was a time when the Cornish Indian Game 

 promised to become very popular here, but the 

 wave of enthusiasm passed, probably because its 

 egg yield was well behind that of several breeds 

 already at hand. In the long run, whatever other 

 qualities a fowl may have, if her egg production is 

 deficient, she will surely have to give way, so far 

 as the home poultry yard is concerned, to her more 

 prolific sisters. 



BANTAMS 



The last class to review is the Bantam division. 

 Here we might find varieties without end, as peo- 

 ple have taken lots of fun in crossing them back 

 and forth. Some of these have been bred down so 

 they seem hardly larger than sparrows. 



The Seabrights, sleek, pert little birds, are good 

 examples of pure breeding, and are entered in many 

 shows. 



The Bantam is hardly worth while in the bam- 



