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POULTRY CULTURE 



The standard reqioires Wyandotte cocks to weigh 8.5 

 pounds; cockerels, 7.5 pounds; hens, 6.5 pounds; pullets, 5.5 

 pounds. 



The Rhode Island Reds. — It would be a rather difficult task 

 to determine just what breeds contributed to the production 

 of the Rhode Island Reds, but it appears that fanciers and 



Fig. 14. — A single comb Rhode Island Red Cockerel. Note length of 

 body. This is another good breed tor the farm, being good egg producers 

 and possessing flesh of good quality. 



farmers in Rhode Island selected red male birds as far back as 

 1850 which were bred on common hens. These origins ap- 

 parently involve a mixture of Cochin China. The state of 

 Rhode Island appears to be their birthplace, and in that state 

 there was bred, according to Mr. Taylor, imported birds, the 

 cock of which was a peculiar red or yellowish Dominique and 



