STANDARD VARIETIES OF CHICKENS. 
There are eiglity-seven standard and a large number of promiscuous 
varieties of chickens raised in this country. The standard varieties 
are divided as follows: 
(1) American class. —Barred, Buff, Pea-comb Barred, and White 
Plymouth Bocks; Silver, Golden, White, Buff, and Black Wyandottes; 
Black, Mottled, and White Javas; American Dominiques, and Jersey 
Blues. 
(2) Asiatic class. —Light and Dark Brahmas; Buff, Partridge, White, 
and Black Cochins; Black and White Langslians. 
(3) Mediterranean class. —Brown, Bose-comb Brown, White, Bose- 
comb White, Black, Dominique, Buff, and Silver Duckwing Leghorns; 
Black and White Minorcas; Andalusians and Black Spanish. 
(4) Polish class. —White-crested Black, Golden, Silver, White, Bearded 
Golden, Bearded Silver, Bearded White, and Buff laced. 
(5) Hamburg class. —Golden-spangled, Silver-spangled, Golden-pen¬ 
ciled, Silver-penciled, White, and Black Hamburg's; Bedcaps; Silver 
and Golden Oampines. 
(6) French class. —Houdans, Crevecoeurs, and La Pleche. 
(7) English class. —White, Silver Gray, and Colored Dorkings. 
(8) Game and Game Bantam class. —Black-breasted Bed, Brown Bed, 
Golden Duckwing, Silver Duckwing, Bed Pyle, White, Black, and 
Birchen Games; the same varieties for Game Bantams. Cornish and 
White Indian Games; Malays and Black Sumatra Games. 
(9) Bantam class other than Game. —Golden and Silver Sebriglits; 
White and Black Bose-comb; Booted White; Buff, Partridge, White, 
and Black Cochins; Black-tailed, White, and Black Japanese, and 
White-crested White Polish. 
(10) Miscellaneous class. —Bussians, Silkies, Sultans, Frizzles, and 
Bumpless. 
For practical purposes the above ten classes may be grouped into four 
general classes, as follows: 
(1) The general-purpose breeds: The American class. 
(2) The meat or table breeds: The Asiatic class. 
(3) The egg breeds: The Mediterranean class. 
(4) The ornamental breeds: The Polish, Exhibition Games, Miscella¬ 
neous. and Bantam classes. 
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