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consequently are forced to keep a somewhat smaller 

 number of females with one male than with other 

 breeds of fowls noted for egg production. Breed- 

 ers have attempted, and succeeded in a large meas- 

 ure, in developing more fancy points with the 

 White -faced Black Spanish than with other noted 

 egg breeds of a solid color. This breeding for 

 fancy points is thought to have weakened the con- 

 stitution considerably. On account of the develop- 

 ment of these fancy points, some practical poultry- 

 keepers are inclined to consider the Spanish as a 

 fancy breed rather than to class it among the most 

 useful ones. While they will undoubtedly produce 

 a good supply of eggs under favorable conditions, 

 yet the fact remains that few if any practical poul- 

 trymen select them solely for egg production. 

 The white face is a distinguishing feature of this 

 fowl, as the white of the face and the ear lobe 

 form a continuous smooth, white surface extending 

 down as far as the wattles. They have large, 

 single combs. For farm purposes they should be 

 placed after the Leghorns, Minorcas, and Andalu- 

 sians. 



Hamburg. The Hamburgs have long been 

 known as prolific egg producers. This class con- 

 sists of two breeds, the Hamburgs and Eed Caps. 

 Of the former there are six varieties, and of the 

 latter but one. The Hamburg breed was intro- 

 duced into England from Holland or North Grer- 



