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and a-half pounds each when in ordinary breeding condition, and 
hens six to seven and a-halfpoundseach. ‘Their flesh is of the finest. 
quality, while they mature quickly, and consequently will be 
invaluable for crossing. . . . 
‘They are also really first-class layers, giving more eggs pro- 
portionately the past year at Fordhook Farm than any other breed 
that does its own incubating. The hens make excellent mothers, if 
allowed to sit, while they can readily be broken up in two or three 
days, when inclined to sit, and it is a remarkable fact that they will 
then begin to lay again in about a week. The young chicks hatch 
out very uniform in size and markings; they are very sprightly and 
extremely hardy, growing quickly and maturing early. They are 
very free from disease, have strong constitutions, and are easily 
raised. They are excellent foragers if allowed their liberty, and yet 
thrive splendidly in confinement. Altogether, aside from their beauty 
and ‘‘fancy points,’ considered economically they are certainly 
unsurpassed, and we are inclined to think wnequalled. When placed 
on market their fine appearance as dressed poultry will secure ready 
‘sales, while the superb quality and rich flavour of the meat should 
command an extra price.” 
Mr. H. 8. Babcock, of Providence, writes thus :— 
‘“‘ While to the fancier the great beauty of the Indian game is an. 
entirely sufficient reason for its existence, to the practical poultry 
man there must be some further reason given. His first thought is 
of utility. He does not and he cannot afford to keep fowls simply to 
look at. They must be good for something—must be able to add to 
his income—or he will have none of them. 
‘The Indian game, fortunately, is able to say something for itself 
upon this point. It is a splendid table fowl, the chief among chief. 
breeds for this purpose. It has abundance of meat; the meat is fine 
grained and beautiful in colour. It is disposed most abundantly 
upon the choicest places; it is of the finest flavour. The skin and 
the shanks are yellow, and yellow is the favourite colour in American. 
markets. The breast is very full and round, and the breast, more 
than any other part of the dressed fowl, determines its attractiveness. 
‘“The fowl grows to great weight, grows rapidly, and is plump 
in build in all times, despite its length of leg. Few indeed are the 
fowls, if there are any that can dress so handsomely as an Indian 
game, even when very young. It is therefore ready for killing at 
almost all stages of growth. It has received the highest endorsement, 
