Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-11-16
THE DIFFERENT BREEDS.
Purnose for Which a Fowl Il Wantt i
Should Always BE Considered
by Poultry Raisers.

There is a large number of breeds
and many of them possess the same
characteristics. Generally breed that
excels in one particular will fall short
in another, so that in determining
which breed to select the purpose for
which the fowl is wanted should always
be considered.
The Langshan chickens lay best in
the winter. They lay q good number
of eggs, are of good size, mature early
and are an excellent table fowl.
The Brahmas come next to these, the
light colored variety being considered
superior to the dark.
OF the four varieties of Cochins, the
partridge is considered the best for
layers, the bluffs the best for table
fowls, the whites and blacks following
next. One advantage with both the
Cochins and Brahmas is that they are
easily confined.
The Plymouth Rocks are good layers,
good table fowls, good foragers, and,
like the Wyandottes, are good general
purpose fowls, excelling in no one par
ticular, but hard to beat on the farm.
Leghorns, Minorcas, Spanish, Anda.
lusians and Hamburgs are the best lay.
ers, are not settlers, but are very poor
table fowls.
The Houdans, and, in fact, the whole
French class, are fair layers and ex.
cellent table fowls.
The games are considered as among
the best, if not the best, as table
fowls, and are fair layers.
The Polish and Hamburgs are per.
sistent layers, but are very poor table
fowls.
The Leghorns cannot be excel1ed fo1
laying, but they are small and not good
table fowls. The brown Leghorns lay
the most eggs, the white Leghorns
Minorcas, Spanish and Houdans lay
the largest eggs.
The Javas are an excellent table fowl
and fatten very readily. When bred
for an especial purpose and not car.
ried any further than the first cross
cross breeding may be made profitable.
But if carried farther, using cross.
bred is breeding back, and it is largely
on this account that cross-breeding is
Objectionable.
To produce a fine table fowl, cross a
strong, full-breasted pit game cock
with Dorlzing hens; this produces 8
table fowl almost equal to turkey.
A good cross to produce good layers
of medium size is that of the brown
Leghorn cocks with Partridge Cochin
hens, or white Leghorn cock with 6
light Brahma hen.
One of the best crosses for market
chickens is Plymouth Rock cock with
Brahma or Cochin hens.
TO secure good table fowls, and also
combine good laying qualities, cross q
Houdan cock with Langshan hens. One
result of this cross will be dark legs
but the flesh will be white.
To produce brood of good layers, the
eggs being of extra large size, cross
black Spanish cocks with Langshar
hens.
To produce good market fowl, one
that fattens readily, and is easily con.
fined, cross Brahma cock with par.
fridge Cochin hens.
To produce the best setting hen, one
that will remain in the nest, hatch vel
and prove good mother, caring wei
for her chickens, cross pit game cocl
with partridge Cochin hens. This eros.
will also produce good table fowls. Ir
all breeding, care in selecting the hes,
is important if the best results are
wanted.-St. Louis Republic.