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Show MERITS OF COCHIN VARIETY Excellent Producers of Eggs In Winter Win-ter and Young Chickens Are Fairly Good on the Table. Cochins have certainty the merit of ; laying well In winter, due probably to their profuec feathering, which prevents pre-vents undue evaporation of heat. You nit chickens are fairly good on the table, but when older they cannot bo regarded aa even priHHiible In that re- j spert. The flesh Is at all times very ' yellow, and more Inwly cVvclooed on the tlilulm than the breiiKt. This Is due to the fact thnt Cochins are riot flyers; they have only email wings, whilst very large ones would lie needed need-ed to support such a heavy frame. The weight which Cochins attain Is very good Indeed. Adult cocks range, from twelve to llfteen pound, hens eight to eleven pounds, and cockerels and pullets two to three pounds less. They sre very hardy, and can stand almost any pluce and soli, but they do best on short, level grHns, for the foot feather is broken and spoiled when on long grass or rough ground. The partridge Cochin possesses a great variety and brilliancy of color. Partridge Cochin. , 'he admixture In parts of glossy rcetal-He rcetal-He black, rich dark red. bay and orange givlr.g a very striking effect The breHKt, coverts, wing butt, under-par's, under-par's, tall and leg fen them are black. I and the saddle and hackle golden rej i or -range This refers to cicks. and , the nens are equally effective, ss the tight brown plumage is distinctly penciled pen-ciled with a darker shade |