Farmers Bulletin 51: Standard varieties of chickens

Farmers Bulletin 51: Standard varieties of chickens was a USDA Farmers' Bulletin, originally published in 1897 and revised in 1899. It was written by George E. Howard. It was then revised by G. Arthur Bell in 1906 and published in 1907. The 1907 version is the one quoted here.

Table of Contents

The Table of Contents of the 1907 edition is as follows:

• Classification: p. 5
• Class I - American:
  • Plymouth Rocks: p. 6
  • Wyandottes: p. 8
  • Javas: p. 10
  • Dominiques: p. 11
  • Rhode Island Reds: p. 11
  • Buckeyes: p. 12
• Class II - Asiatic:
  • Brahmas: p. 12
  • Cochins: p. 15
  • Langshans: p. 17
• Class III - Mediterranean:
  • Leghorns: p. 19
  • Minorcas: p. 23
  • Black Spanish: p. 25
  • Andalusians: p. 26
  • Anconas: p. 27
• Class IV - English:
  • Dorkings: p. 27
  • Redcaps: p. 29
  • Orpingtons: p. 29
• Class V - Polish: p. 31
• Class VI - Dutch:
  • Hamburgs: p. 33
• Class VII - French:
  • Houdans: p. 34
  • Crevecoeurs: p. 35
  • La Fleche: p. 36
• Class VIII - Games and Game Bantams:
  • Black-breasted Red Games: p. 37
  • Brown Red Games: p. 37
  • Golden and Silver Duckwing Games: p. 38
  • White and Black Games: p. 38
  • Birchen Games: p. 38
  • Game Bantams: p. 39
• Class IX - Oriental Games and Bantams:
  • Cornish and White Indian Games: p. 39
  • Black Sumatra Games: p. 40
  • Malay Games: p. 40
  • Malay Bantams: p. 41
• Class X - Ornamental Bantams:
  • Sebright Bantams: p. 41
  • Rose-come Bantams: p. 42
  • Booted Bantams: p. 43
  • Brahma Bantams: p. 43
  • Cochin Bantams: p. 43
  • Japanese Bantams: p. 44
  • Polish Bantams: p. 44
• Class XI - Miscellaneous
  • Silkies: p. 44
  • Sultans: p. 45
  • Frizzles: p. 45
• Note: p. 45

Articles and Resources

Related SourceWatch Articles

• USDA Farmers' Bulletin
• Farmers Bulletin 806: Standard Varieties of Chickens: I. The American Class
• Farmers Bulletin 898: Standard Varieties of Chickens: II. The Mediterranean and Continental Classes
• Farmers Bulletin 1052: Standard Varieties of chickens III. The Asiatic, English, and French Classes
• Farmers Bulletin 1221: Standard varieties of chickens. IV, The ornamental breeds and varieties
• Farmers Bulletin 1251: Standard varieties of chickens : V. The Bantam breeds and varieties
• Farmers Bulletin 1347: Standard varieties of chickens: I. The American class
• Farmers' Bulletin 2063: Breeds of chickens for meat and egg production.
• Farmers' Bulletin 2066: Ornamental and game breeds of chickens.

External Resources

• USDA Farmers' Bulletins, University of North Texas Digital Library.