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Farmers’ Bulletin 1052. 
BRAHMA. 
The Brahma is one of the oldest standard breeds in this country. 
It is of Asiatic origin and was first imported into the United States 
from India. This breed has been kept and bred more extensively in 
New England than in any other section of the country. 
The Brahma is characterized by its large size and by its appearance 
of strength and general substantiality. The body is broad and deep, 
Fig. 2.—Light Brahma male. 
and of good length. The female appears somewhat lower set on the 
legs than the male. The tail is carried moderately low. The head 
has a massive appearance in both sexes, the skull overhanging the 
eyes. The Brahma has a pea comb, which gives the breed a charac¬ 
teristic appearance. 
The feathering is abundant and rather loose, but still the fowl has 
a smooth appearance. The feathering extends down the outer side 
