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Lamona

Lamona is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lamona rather than just read about it. In short: The Lamona is an American breed of chicken. It was developed from 1912 by Harry S.

Key takeaways

Lamona belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lamona to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lamona from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Lamona is an American breed of chicken. It was developed from 1912 by Harry S. Lamon, who was the senior poultry expert of the Bureau of Animal Industry, at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland.

History Harry S. Lamon was the senior poultry expert of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From 1912, working at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, he crossed white Plymouth Rocks, silver-gray Dorkings and white Leghorns to produce a breed with good egg-laying capabilities which would – unlike most layer breeds – also provide a moderately tender carcase when its laying career was over. In 1933 this was admitted to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association as the Lamona. A bantam Lamona was recognized by the APA in 1960. By the 1980s, Lamonas were close to extinction. Some breeders, among them Marion Nash of Illinois, perpetuated the breed for a time. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy reported one or two breeding flocks still in existence in 2005. In 2013 it reported that it had been unable to identify any remaining stock descending from the original breed.

Characteristics Lamonas weigh more than the light Leghorn, but less than the large Plymouth Rock and Dorking. They have yellow skin and white plumage, which makes them ideal meat birds for the U.S. market. They have single combs and – unlike other breeds that lay white eggs – red earlobes. Unlike most layer hens, Lamonas remain moderately tender as a meat bird after their laying career is over.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lamona

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lamona claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lamona before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lamona ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lamona

In research: Lamona appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lamona in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lamona is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chicken breeds, Chicken breeds originating in the United States, Conservation Priority Breeds of the Livestock Conservancy, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lamona outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lamona in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lamona means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lamona out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lamona in simple terms?

The Lamona is an American breed of chicken. It was developed from 1912 by Harry S.

Why does Lamona matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lamona?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lamona.