THE BREEDS 



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can, and Mediterranean classes, found that the chicks of the 

 large breeds consume more feed during the growing period 

 than do the smaller ones. 



Mediterranean Class. — There are five breeds classified 

 as Mediterranean because they originated near the shores of 

 the Mediterranean Sea. These are: Leghorns, Minorcas, 



Dark Brahma, female (Asiatic) . 



Spanish, Blue Andalusians, and Anconas. These breeds are 

 at the opposite extreme from the Asiatic breeds in size, 

 disposition, color of earlobe, earliness of maturity, setting 

 tendency, and the number and color of eggs laid. 



The most familiar Mediterranean breeds are the Leghorn 

 and Minorca. Of these the Leghorn is by far the most 



