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of the curious the following lists from Mr. Dixon's work, 

 which will serve as a guide for about an average 

 weight of poultry in the United States: 



" Wishing to know what truth there was in the 

 unauthentic statement that there were such things 

 as cocks weighing 15lbs., and hens lOlbs., I applied to 

 Mr. Nolan for further information, and not having re- 

 ceived any reply, conclude that he is not in a position 

 to supply such birds to his customers a supposition 

 which has been confirmed by a private letter from a 

 gentleman then staying in the neighborhood of Dublin. 



" But the reader will be better able to judge what 

 weights fowls may be reasonably expected to attain, 

 after the inspection of the following lists of the live 

 weights of various poultry, with which I have been 

 obligingly favored. But as the birds are generally out 

 of condition, in consequence of their being mostly now 

 on the moult, and also from the late wet season, the 

 weights are less than they would be under more favor- 

 able circumstances. One list gives 



LB9. OZ. 



Black Polish cock, three years old, . .53 



Ditto hen, ditto, . . ..34 



Ditto pullet, 26 



Golden Polish cock, . . . . ..50 



Ditto hen, . . . . . .38 



Another hen, . . . . . . . 3 10 



Golden Polish pullet, 28 



Malay hen, 4 12 



Creole, (silver Hamburgh,) hen, . . .31 

 Black nondescript hen, . . . . . 3 10 

 Globe-crested Polish hen, . . . .39 

 Silver Polish hen, . ..34 



Game cock, ... ... 4 10 



Ditto hen, 30 



Young blue-dun cock, . . . . .36 

 Blue-dun hen, . . . > . . 3 



Large dun hybrid hen, . . . v . . 3 8 



" Among these, the Malay hen was moulting, and not 

 up to her usual weight by nearly a pound. It will be 

 observed that there is a great relative difference between 

 the pullets and the grown hens of the Polish breed. All 



