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and to ijiMe purposes, are tne Plymouth
Rock M^andotte, Orpington, and Rhode
Hand Red. The favorite American breed is
llic Plymouth Rock.

Meat fowls are heavier and larger than
cither the egg or general-purpose breeds. They
arc persistent sitters but indifferent layer?. The
eggs are large and brown shelled. Standard
breeds are the Brahma, Cochin, Cornish,
Langshan, and Dorking. Tn addition to the

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Modeling Clay.

classes mentioned, there arc a number of pure-
ly ornamental breeds, including Silkies, Sui-
t-any, Frissles, and Bantams, Duck Raising on
a large scale has been developed in the United
States to a considerable extent on Long Is-
land and in sections within easy distance of the
larger eastern cities. Turkey Raising is ordi-
narily engaged in as a side line by the gen-
eral farmer. The most popular breed is the
Bronze, after which come the White Holland,
Bourbon, Red, Black, Narragansctt, and Slate.

Pound, an enclosure for the reception and
detention of animals taken while straying on
the highways, or trespassing and doing dam-
age on private property.

Pound, Ezra (1885- ), American poet
was born in Hailey, Idaho. In 1914 he be-
came literary executor for Ernest Fenollosa,
the American orientalist, and did constructive
work on the Japanese Noh drama and on Chi-
nese and Japanese poetry. He was London
editor of The Little Review (1917-19), and
published a number of collections of poems—
Persona (1909); Emulations (1909); Can-
zoni (1911); Ripostes (1912); Cathay
Ci9i5); Lustra (1916); Qi4a Pauper Amavi
(1919); Poems (1921); Cantos (1925, 1928,

33* ly-pj. His works and translations in-
clude A'oh or Accomplishment ( njif) ; Lil-
ters a/ John Kntler Vents (ed. 1917); /H.S/J-
atwn* (u)2Q)-t Indiscretions (1923).

Pound, Roscoe (1870- ), American
•ducator, was horn in Lincoln, Neb. He was
professor of law at Northwestern University
(1907-09), and at the University of Chicago
(1909-10) ; and Story professor of law (1910-
13), Carter professor of jurisprudence (1913-
); and dean of the I/i\v Srhool (1916-
ig.SO), at Harvard University. His published
works include, various textbooks on law; Law
and Month (11)24); and Criminal Justice hi
America (1930).

Pound Sterling, the British monetary
unit, was originally an actual pound weight of
silver of 5,760 grains of a ceitain standard of
fineness (92$ in 1,000).

Poussin, Nicolas (r5<),i-Hifis), French
classical landscape and figure painter, was born
in Les Andelys, Normandy. Tie was court
painter to Louis xni. from 1640 to 1642, but
thereafter went to Rome, where, he spent
the rest of his life. His paintings are to be
seen in Rome, in the Louvre, in the National
and Duhvich Galleries and the Wallace Col-
lection, London, and in other European gal-
leries.

Major-General ttaden-Powell
Wkttta kit KlUMt A Fry.)

Powderly, Terrence Vincent (1849-
1924) > American labor leader* born in Carbon-
dale, Pa, In r8Q7 President McKinley appoint-
ed him U. S, commissioner-general of immi-
gration, which office he retained until 1902.
He was admitted to the bar of the Supreme
Court of the United States in 1901. In 1906
he was appointed a special agent* Department