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Show COCHIN IS FAVORITE BREED Four Varieties, Each Having Single Combs and Differing Only In Point of Plumage Color, The question is frequently asked, what is the best breed of chickens? The answer depends entirely upon what purpose you wish them for, and can be answered best by yourself. The larger birds are intended as a combination fowl, i. e., to produce both eggs and meat Jn desirable quantities, quan-tities, while the smaller and more active ac-tive breeds are considered the egg ; machines, and many breeders of them claim excellent table qualities for them, which no doubt they possess, the only objection being their small size. The Cochin is an old and popular breed and has four varieties, each having single combs, and differing only in point of plumage color, which is: Buff, partridge, black and white, the buff being the preference. Their weights are: Cocks, 11 pounds; cockerels, cock-erels, 9; hens, 8; pullets, 7. The other varieties in this class are: The Langshans, black and white. f First Prize Black Cochin. Single Combs. The blacks are a very fine all-purpose fowl, and by far tba most popular of the two. The weight of the cock is 10 pounds; cockerel, 8; hen, 7; pullet, 6. The Cochins have single combs and the Brahmas pea combs. The eggs laid by the varieties of the two . classes mentioned above tre all brown in the color of shell. |
