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THE HOME POULTRY BOGE 
Below is a list of the more common breeds of 
poultry, with notes on some of their 
acteristics: 
ASIATIC CLASS 
Weight a 
Name lbs. 2 Color of Color of 
Cocks Hens ” eggs flesh 
Light Brahmas...12 9% Yes Brown Yellow 
Dark UB 11 8% Yes Brown Yellow 
Cochin iecises e's Sone 9% Yes Brown Yellow 
Langshan’ i. /.!cicie.ie 9% 7% Yes Brown White 
AMERICAN CLASS 
Plymouth Rocks.. 9% 7% Yes Brown Yellow 
Wyandottes ...... 8% 6% Yes Brown Yellow 
Rhode Island Reds 8% 6% Yes Brown Yellow 
MEDITERRANEAN CLASS 
Weghorns iss erciererors = a No White Yellow 
Minorcas: essere se 9f 7%t No White White 
Anconas) hice. ses _ a No White Yellow 
ENGLISH CLASS 
Orpingtons ...... 10 8 Yes Brown White 
FRENCH CLASS 
Houdans.'.. sci 71%, 6% No White White 
* Have no standard weights. 
{ Weight of single comb black. 
marked char- 
Varieties 
Buff, partridge, 
white, black. 
Black, white. 
Barred, white, buff, 
silver, partridge, 
Columbian. 
White, buff, silver, 
Columbian, golden, 
partridge, black, 
silver penciled. 
Single and rose 
comb. 
Single and _ rose- 
comb white,  sin- 
gle and rose-comb 
brown, single and 
rose comb buff, 
black, silver. 
Single and _ rose 
comb black,  sin- 
gle comb white. 
White, black, buff. 
“Sem, 
The other yarieties are a pound lighter 
