U S Department of Agriculture

Standard Varieties of Chickens U S Department of Agriculture

One of popular Chicken Breeds Series this volume entitled "Standard Varieties of Chickens: The Mediterranean and Continental Classes" was first published in 1920. It is almost 100 years old, but still as relevant today as it was then. This volume focuses on the Mediterranean and Continental classes of chickens - White-Faced Black Spanish, Blue Andalusian, Ancona, Leghorn, Campine and Minorca. Each variety has its own dedicated section. This is one of the important works published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and is a must for all breeders of the Medeterranean and Continental classes and covers the topics of Breeds and Varieties, The Importance of Egg Production and Characteristics of the Egg Breeds. This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.