Image 7 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), December 31, 1915
author: Anonymous
source date: 1915
availability: public_domain

WESTERN LIBERAL DIFFERENCES IN CLASSES OF CHICKENS Feeding and Inspecting What breed of chickens to use on the farm is an ever recurring question in the correspondence of the poultry department of the Kansas State Agri cultural college So far as those qual ities that are important on the farm are concerned the principal distinc tions are between classes rather than breeds The Mediterranean breeds are Braall sprightly very nerroua in disposition are good rustlers can fly over any fence that is likely to be constructed are clean legged and are good layers of pure white eggs of fair size The Mediterranean class includesLeghorns Anconas Andaluslans Spanish and Minorcae Of these the Leghorns are most popular among the breeds and White Plymouth Rock Cock the singlecomb whites are the most popular of the Leghorns In the Asiatic class are found birds of the opposite extreme in almost ev ery characteristic They are the larg est of the chickens are slow matur ing and are very heavily and loosely feathered over the body and down the legs They are rather poor layers of dark brown eggs of good size The breeds that comprise the Asiatic class are the Brahmas the Cochins