The Fanciers Journal And Poultry Exchange Vol 3

Excerpt from The Fanciers' Journal and Poultry Exchange, Vol. 3: For the Fancier, Breeder, Market Poulterer, and Household; For the Year 1876 With prize stock, as with poultry, the desideratum is to produce 'as large as possible a quantity of the best meat in the shortest possible time - that is, to combine excellence of esh with early maturity. What the Shorthorn is to cattle the Dorking is to poultry, that is, not only will this fowl come to maturity sooner than any other, but when matured the principal portion of the meat will be found in the most desirable places - viz, on the breast, wings, and merrythought, instead of on the legs, as is generally the case with Cochins and Brahmas. The ad. Vantage this peculiarity gives to the Dorking is very great, and it is for this reason, independently of their white esh, that they are so much sought after by higgl'ers and dealers; the only fowl which can compete with them in this respect being the French Dorking, the Houdan, but as this variety is a non-sitter it is not generally suited for domestic purposes. If it is only desired to rear chickens for the table we can not well hatch them too early in the year, provided they can be kept out of the wet and damp, as the earlier they are the more valuable they will be. But if we hatch out a brood of Dorkings with the hope of finding some prize birds among them, it is very doubtful if anything is gained by beginning too soon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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