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of the same breed may differ slightly in color. For 

 example, the eggs of dark-plumaged fowls have darker- 

 colored shells than those of the lighter-plumaged fowls. 



A cross between two breeds, one of which lays brown- 

 shelled eggs and the other white-shelled eggs, results in 

 fowls that lay eggs of a color intermediate between the 

 brown and the white. There is also considerable vari- 

 ation in the color of eggs from different hens of the 

 same variety. The color of the shell is more pronounced 

 in the eggs first laid than in those laid later in the 

 season. All fowls having the least amount of Asiatic 

 blood show this influence in the tinted shells. The more 

 of Asiatic blood a fowl has in its veins the darker will 

 be the color of the eggshell. The eggs with the darkest 

 color of shell are laid by the Langshans. 



The New York market pays the highest prices for 

 white-shelled eggs, and the Boston market pays the high- 

 est prices for brown-shelled eggs. In other markets the 

 matter of color of shell is one of small importance. 



The color of shell produced by the most popular egg- 

 producing breeds is given in the following list: 



Brown Shells White Shells 



Brahmas Anconas 



Cochins Adalusians 



Dorkings Crevecoeurs 



Dominiques Campines 



Faverolles Games (some have a tint) 



Indian Games Hamburgs 



Javas Houdans 



Langshans Leghorns 



Orpingtons La Fleche 



Plymouth Rocks Minorcas 



Rhode Island Reds Polish 



Wyandottes Redcaps 

 Spanish 



Weight of Eggs. Marketable eggs should weigh not 

 less than 2 oz. each. At this weight, a crate of 30 doz. 

 eggs will weigh 45 lb., exclusive of the crate, and 

 such eggs will bring much better prices in the market 

 than eggs of smaller size. Eggs much larger than 2 oz. 



