Hens that lay.

Leghorns lay more eggs than any other variety of fowls; so says Felch, the patriarch of poultry in America. He also claims that the white Leghorn will lay larger eggs than other varieties of Leghorns. He commends as an excellent cross for practical purposes-meat and eggs- a white Leghorn cockerel on light Brahma hens. A correspondent in Southern Fancier says:

The best hen egg I have ever seen or tasted is that of the light Brahma hen, laid in her second year. This egg is dark colored, rich flavored, large sized, thick shelled, ropy white, and heavy, rich yolk. In size, weight and quality the Brahma egg more than makes up for loss of number as compared with the Leghorn. Mr. Felch says the egg of this cross-white Leghorn and light Brahma-is large rich and dark colored, and strong shell. For all practical purposes -eggs for eating or shipping or meat for eating-I can commend this cross to farmers who wish to cross with two varieties of pure bred fowls.

source: Logansport Daily Pharos.
location: Logansport, Indiana