24 MRS. BASLEY'S WESTERN POULTRY BOOK 



Oriental Class 



Are the Cornish, White Dark, and White Laced Red, the Black 

 Sumatras, Black Breasted Malays, and Malay Bantams. The 

 weight for the Cornish is : cock, 9 pounds ; cockerel, 8 pounds ; hen, 

 7 pounds ; and pullet, 6 pounds. 



TYPICAL PAIR BRONZE TURKEYS. 



Turkeys 



The most popular variety of turkeys is the Bronze; then comes 

 the White Holland, another splendid variety. Among others we 

 have the Black, Buff, Bourbon Red, Slate Narragansett and Wild. 



The weights for Bronze are : cock, 36 pounds ; yearling cock, 33 

 pounds ; cockerel, 25 pounds ; hen, 20 pounds ; and pullet, 16 pounds ; 

 for White Holland, cock, 26 pounds; cockerel, 18 pounds; hen, 16 

 pounds; pullet, 12 pounds. 



Ducks 



The Fekin is "The American Duck" with its white plumage and 

 heavily meated body. Their weight is as follows : Adult drake, 8 

 pounds ; young drake, 7 pounds ; adult duck, 7 pounds ; young duck, 

 6 pounnds. Another white variety, very popular in England, is the 

 Aylesbury. Weight for adult drake, 9 pounds; young drake, 8 

 pounds ; adult duck, 8 pounds ; young duck, 7 pounds. The colored 

 Rouen have similar weights and plumage to the Wild Mallard, the 

 drakes having bright green heads. Other popular varieties are the 

 Indian Runners, both colored and white, called the Leghorn of 



