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cas, Spanish, Andalusian, Hamburg, Houdan and Polish. 
4. Meat breeds.—I°owls of this class are not inclined 
to forage for food. They prefer quiet and ease, and 
therefore bear confinement well, and are not annoyed 
when handled or disturbed. ‘They are great sitters, fly 
unwillingly and lay sparingly. Their phlegmatic nature 
is favorable to meat production when food is generously 
provided. The heavy coat of feathers protects in the 
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MEAT FOWLS 
White Langshans at bottom; Buff 
Cochin at top. 
coldest weather, making them 
at home in regions where the 
climate is severe. Asia is the 
land of their origin, which ex- 
plains why they are called the 
Asiatic breeds. The best known 
meat breeds are the Cochins, 
Brahmas, Langshans. 
5. General-purpose breeds.—A 
middle ground between the egg 
type on the one hand and the 
meat type on the other is oc- 
cupied by the general purpose 
breeds. These are birds of me- 
dium size, and have blocky, 
compact bodies. They yield 
more eggs than the meat 
breeds and nearly as many as 
the egg breeds. Their flesh, 
while less in quantity than the 
meat breeds, is of excellent 
quality and cheaply grown. 
They adjust themselves to con- 
finement or range conditions, 
make goed mothers, are less 
persistent in sitting than the 
