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fowls, and in size compare favorably with our Ply- 

 mouth Rocks. Red caps are also included in this 

 class. 



A fifth class is the Polish, which embraces eight 

 varieties, namely White-Crested Black, Golden, 

 Silver, White, Bearded Golden, Bearded Silver, 

 Bearded White and Buff-Laced. The Silver Polish, 



and the general ap- 

 pearance of the breed, 

 are seen in colored 

 Plate IX. Both fowls 

 ^ and eggs of this breed 

 are rather small and 

 are mostly bred for 

 fancy purposes. They 

 are prolific producers 

 of rather small eggs, 

 WHITE-CRESTED BLACK POLISH, and very pretty. 



The sixth class is known as the Dutch, which 

 includes six varieties of Hamburgs Golden Spangled, 

 Silver Spangled, Golden Penciled, Silver Penciled, 

 White and Black. The Goldln Penciled Hamburgs 

 are shown in colored plate IX. Hamburgs, like the 

 Leghorns, are celebrated as egg producers, but their 

 eggs are small, like the fowls. They have been 

 used with larger fowls, to increase their laying quality. 

 The seventh class embraces the French breeds; 

 Houdans, Crevecoeurs and La Fleche. The Houdans 

 are shown in colored Plate X. They are distin- 

 guished by a large crest, V-shaped combs and plumage 

 of mottled black and white, the black predominating. 

 A full-grown male should weigh seven pounds, and a 



