Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-25
VIRTUES OF THE meat
BREEDS OF CHICKENS
Poultry That Ii Priced for Table
Purpose, Though Not Especially
Laudcd for Laying Purposes.
BKoILERs AND noAsyERs roo
The Hardy Kind ami the Kinds That
Thrive wholesome Fowls Grow
and Fattcn More Rapidly Than
Others.

! '''S"' anu GIGS bflnnlaS. COCiilS.
l-angshans, ami Favorolles are the
recognised types OF meat breeds OF
! poultry. The first three are purcly
Asiatic breeds OF fow-s. wni.e the
taEeioilcS were produced by crossing
SoSnlnS, Brahmas, Dorsinss and iiou-
Iu"a-purposc breeds, plymouth Rocks
/ w Ehdotics, orHngtons ana Rhode
iS'"nu tisus But wnen a fowi is need
ca 70 repsace the TURKEY 1t Thanks
siving o. Christmas. the abovc-nancd
'"e"t breeds nod nrst place
Quality and Weight.
Ail OF the ASiatIc breeds are raised
rSpSclhiiy Tor the production OF meat.
iheir laying qualities are way below
me me "veIage OF LeGnorns ana othc,
much heavier. Then. too. the duality
OF their flesh makes incm especially
| desirable ,or table use. Large fow :
have less waste. proportiamtcly: they
are served 10 better advantage THAN
small ones.
/ lows are raised mainly for their iiCsa
,heE should not be ciassed with the dis
timr, me; meat breeds Under favorable
larger number OF eggs which war
rants Placing them in IN intermediate
lass; bmt, what Is said Of the meat
p'ccuS appleS also IN part TO dual
purpose fowls which are raised pri-
mariiy FOR table use All OF these
fowls help materially in increasing our
meat supply and in maintaining the
N:ncIican standard Of living
Meat chickens are more compact in
form than any other kind Of domestic.
fowl They are broader and deeper in
body and fuller in breast: they have
shorter legs; wings ana necks; their
plump bodies. The males usually
weigh about twelve pounds and the
hens about nine and one-half pounds
These weights compare favorably with
the aNcraGe-siZe turkey sold for the
holiday trade.
General ChnracteristicS
..f I'm, ic ..I.,
movement and not easily excited. with
careful management they become very
tame and do not object 10 being
handled. Being too heavy TO fly easily
only a low fence is required for their
pens. They are not good foragers even
when they have wide range. In fact,
from home. They are truly 'domcs-
tie birds. For these reasons the meat
than be allowed 10 SHIFT for them
selves. If given their liberty they will
trespass little on the premises of
neiEhbors; they make good lawn fowls
AS previously mentioned. the laying
qualities OF the Asia;ics are below the
average AS rule they do not com
fowls. The useful qualities in fowls
are meat and eggs. But both do not
appear 70 perfection in any breed. II
one quality is we'll developed. the other
is usually lowered. Hence the Asiatirs
are meat producers at the expense OF
egg production.
are fair winter layers II Matched suf-
hcientlE early TO reach maturity before
winter sets in. The meat breeds ma
turo slowly. For TINS reason the chicks
are thought 10 be more delicate than
those from the Mediterranean breeds
whereas they simply require more time
10 pass the early and more critical
period OF their life. II the chicks are
kept dry, warm and clean, they can be
!tiscd as easily as other chicks.
The government is calling on US to
raise all the food wc can and 10 com
sumo local supplies as much as pos
I i to save transportation, no one
knows Wncn the war Will be over
Therefore ii bchoovcs us to help out on
the rod meat supply by raising poul-
,rS IN 5ackyards and every available
should raise some fowls.
Brahmns Arc Thought Hest.
=. h,gnt hrahmas haze been particular
feature is their pca-comb This has
been described as the union OF three /
single combs, the middle part being
larger Than the other two. and eact'
having distinct serrations.
hrahmas havs yellow skin and
t"athcrcd. The chicks do not feather
as rapidly as those of the more active
fowls Dark irahmas are not con
mas l;oth :arieties make good sit
icrs and mothers. All Asiatic breeds /
lay brown shellcd eggs. some of which
Rrahma cockerels are hardy. gain
RAPIDLY IN weight. and are as tender
and juicy as c,pons The meat, while
I" the hesh OF the Dorking They DO
we'll in small yards and are especially
valuable TO the back iottcr.
toChins and I.anEsharS
These two breeds are Chinese fowls
They were brought to l.uropc about
The middle OF The last century when
pound lighter than frahmas. they
arc essentially table fowls
tochinS make good Sittcrs and are
easily managed Thcy are slow and
awk ward in movement. After the
chicks get good starr they are hardy.
Srow last. and furnish u large ouan-
iiiy Of meat The young make excel
small pens. They do well where dual
purpose and active breeds would not
thrive for lack OF exercise. Eun
CG ;.,ii. are the most popular. They
thcir abundance Of feathers
Langshans have not been bred large
~ In America until recently They
stand cold weather we'll. are good win
cochins. They are the smaiics. 't Of the the
skin and dar; shanks. The nosh "'i is
fine grained and OF excellent flavor.
lhey forage better. than Erahmas or
on farms. i.ang&hans are steadily
growing: in popularity and more closely
approach the dua!-purposc breeds
FarerollrS Arc Favorltrs.
AS previously stated. the Faverolle
Is cross-hred fowl. AS a meat bird
1t is a favorite in France. whore il Is
extensively raised having suppIanted
the l!ondan and other breeds for table
use. FaveTollrs are especially favored
for the production OF fancy meat for
the best market wherein price is ii Sc
"ndary consideration. They have =.
white skin and light-colorcd legs. For
early and quick growing broilers with
tender and juicy flesh. this breed is
highly pred.
No farmer or back lottcr will make
mistake in trying any one OF these
meat breeds. They arc business fowls.
Also. they arc good looking and APP
peal to tho most fastidious fancicr.
Look After tho Farm Machines
There Is no excuse for Il farmer using
oull piow points. duh cultiNd.Or teeth
and shovcls. or duh harrow teeth Any
farmer of ordinary intelligence cnn
soon learn how to sharpen pl0w points
aud cultivator and harrow teeth il