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abroad, and has therefore won many a prize in dressed poultry 
exhibits, 
‘‘Tt has the confidence and endorsement of those who are ex- 
perimentally familiar with the breed in this country. I have myself 
killed pure-bred Indian game and Indian game crossed on other 
breeds for my own table, and know that the reputation of the fowl 
is warranted by the facts. 
“For so good a table breed it is a good layer. We do not expect 
to find the most prolific laying and the best table qualities com- 
bined in one fowl. The prolificacy of the Leghorn and the table 
qualities of the Indian game have not been, and never will be, 
united. But despite the antagonism which exists between great 
laying and great table qualities, the Indian game has proved to be 
a very fair layer. . . . . The eggs are of good size, usually 
of a pale buff colour, though sometimes quite dark, and are 
especially excellent for boiling, or for fine cooking. 
‘‘ Strains differ in the size of the egg produced. The hens I first 
imported laid very large eggs, while those of later importations have 
laid eggs somewhat smaller, yet of good size. 
‘The fowl is a good setter, especially the lighter hens. I do 
not like very heavy hens for setters, for they are apt to crush some 
of the eggs, especially if one happens to get some with thin shells 
under them. But the hens of this breed, which weigh 5} lbs. to 
6 lbs., make thoroughly reliable incubators, faithful brooders, and 
competent defenders of their young. Some of the hens break up 
easily, when it is not desired to have them sit, while others are more 
persistent, and take more time and patience to accomplish this 
result. But all will yield in reasonable time to the demands of 
the owner. 
‘‘ The Indian game is a hardy fowl. The eggs hatch well and 
the chicks thrive. . 
‘The word ‘game,’ in its name, has led some to suppose that 
it was a very pugnacious fowl, and that its keeping entailed endless 
trouble. Visions of scalped chickens and dead ones arose at the 
mention of the dread combination, Indian game. But the facts are, 
that, while it is not wanting in courage; that, while the fowls are 
not easily cowed, it has been no more difficult to manage than the 
Plymouth Rock, and less difficult than the Leghorns I once used to 
keep. One can keep in one yard a hundred stags which have been 
reared together, and no trouble will ensue ; but it is not advisable to 
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