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Farm Poultry 



Of the Single-comb Black variety the cock 

 should weigh 9 and the hen 7^ pounds. Of the 

 other varieties the cock should weigh 8 and the 

 hen 6^ pounds. 



FIG. 6. Black Minorca cockerel (one-seventh size). 



They have the great laying tendencies of the 

 fowls of this class. Lewis Wright, writing of Eng- 

 lish fowls, places them second on the list of egg 

 producers. In appearance they resemble the Leg- 

 horns, although they have larger combs and wattles. 

 The solid color is in their favor, although there is 

 a tendency toward white in the primaries of the 



