10 POULTRY FOR PROFIT 
The Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Orping¬ 
ton, and the Wyandotte are the four leading 
breeds of this class. Then there are quite a 
few different varieties of each of these four 
breeds, such as the Barred Rock, the White 
Rock, the Buff Rock, etc. These breeds are 
very good both as egg birds, and for meat pur¬ 
poses, and find favor where ever they go. I 
will attempt to analyze their characteristics, 
bringing out their strong points and their weak 
points, as I have already done with the egg 
breeds. 
These breeds have been developed for egg 
production, and as a result, have many birds in 
the 300 egg class, as well as the strictly egg 
breeds. If any are to be disposed of, they have 
the ability to put on flesh and to bring a good 
price on the market for meat. When one 
realizes that usually one half of a hatch of 
chickens are males, and the other half females, 
it can be easily seen that the general purpose 
bird has an advantage, in the sale of the male 
birds, and of the surplus females, as they can 
be fed fattening feeds, and a good profit made 
from this source. 
The general purpose birds make excellent 
