22 MRS. BASLEY'S WESTERN POULTRY BOOK 



WHITE ORPINGTON, OWNED BY A. W. BESSEY. 



cock, 10 pounds; cockerel, 8^ pounds; hen, 8 pounds; and pullet, 

 7 pounds. 



The French Class 



The French class is composed of the Houdans, Crevecoeurs, La- 

 Fleche and Faverolles. The Houdans weigh : Cock, 7 pounds ; 

 cockerel, 6 pounds; hen, 6 pounds; and pullet, 5 pounds; the Creve- 

 coeurs, cock 8 pounds ; cockerel, 7 pounds ; hen, 7 pounds ; and 

 pullet, 6 pounds. The Crevecoeurs and La Fleche are favorites in 

 France, but are rarely found in this country, as they are not popu- 

 lar in the market here on account of their dark colored shanks. 



The Hamburg Class 



The Hamburg class is composed of most excellent layers, of 

 white eggs. They are the Silver Spangled, Golden Spangled, Silver 

 Penciled, Golden Penciled, White and Black Hamburgs, and the 

 Silver and Golden Campines. No weights are given for the Ham- 

 burgs and Campines. 



The Polish Class 



The Polish are more of a fancy fowl. They are the White 

 Crested Black, Golden, Silver, White, Bearded Golden, Bearded 

 Silver, Bearded White and Buff Laced. They lay white eggs ; no 

 weights are given in the Standard for them. 



