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BOLTON GREY FOWLS. 



BO L TON GREY HEN. 



hardy as many of our other breeds, nor are they as highly esteemed 

 for table use. Their principal recommendation is their laying qualities. 



D. Taggart, Esq., of Northumberland, Pa., in a letter to me, 

 says: 



For continued laying, uninterrupted by the desire to sit. the pure 

 Creoles, or Bolton Greys, have no superiors. I have known some of 

 the hens to live seven or eight years without evincing the slightest 

 disposition to incubate. From 180 to 200 eggs, is no uncommon yield 

 for a hen of this breed, the first year. With every subsequent year, 

 however, the number diminishes, until entire barrenness supervenes. 

 This occurs generally about the sixth or seventh year, in hens like the 

 Polish and Creoles, whose ovaries are seldom rested by incubation, and 

 later, of course in those that are allowed to sit whenever they have 

 a desire, producing only 70 or 80 eggs a year. 



The Creoles are rather below the medium size, weighing from three 

 to four and a half pounds. For uniformity of size, shape and color, I 

 have never known their equal. They are so well described in the 

 books, as to need no further description from me. 



