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value under the great variety of conditions as 

 have those of the Barred variety that won for the 

 Plymouth Rocks their -remarkable reputation. 



Each of the varieties has medium-sized single 

 combs. In size, the combs and wattles occupy 

 a medium position between the Cochins and the 

 Mediterraneans. The eggs of each variety are 

 buff in color, but vary considerably in shade. 



WYANDOTTES 



The Wyandottes are not so old as the Plymouth 

 Rocks. When first introduced, they came at once 

 into popular favor, and are now crowding the Ply- 

 mouth Rocks for supremacy as the most popular 

 general-purpose fowl. They are purely of American 

 Origin. They were recognized as a distinct breed 

 by the American Poultry Association in 1883, and 

 at that time were given a new name, which they 

 now bear. 



Previous to that time they were known and sold 

 as American Sebrights, Excelsiors, Ambrights, etc. 

 They are a little smaller than the Plymouth Rocks, 

 the cock weighing 8J^, hen 6^, cockerel 7J^, pullet 

 5^/2 pounds. They have yellow skin and shanks, 

 with the exception of the black variety, which has 

 black shanks shading into yellow, and the bottom 

 of the feet are yellow. As producers of broilers to 

 weigh two pounds apiece they are highly esteemed. 



