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ing the summer. The eggs are of standard size and pure 
white. The hens rarely sit and the breed is considered 
to be among the non-sitters. While no standard weight 
is fixed for this breed cocks usually weight from 5 to 6% 
and hens 4 to 5 pounds. 
White Crested Black Polish.—This fowl is a very strik- 
ing bird, and the favorite of all the Polish family among 
fanciers. This variety is intensely black in every part of 
its plumage except the crest, which, in the best speci- 
mens, is pure white, although usually some black feathers 
appear in the front part of it. 
Golden Polish.—This is a golden bay in color and each 
feather should be laced with a narrow edging of black. 
The Silver Polish is pure white with the feathers edged 
with black, as in the case of the Golden variety. 
Buff Laced Polish—These fowls are of a golden buff 
color, each feather laced with a narrow white edge. The 
Golden, Silver and White varieties come in two sub- 
varieties known as Bearded and Non-Bearded. The 
bearded fowls have a thick muff or “beard” around under 
the throat. The non-bearded do not. The other varieties 
are non-bearded. 
Dutch Class.—This class was formerly called the Ham- 
burg class. It is composed of six varieties of Hamburgs: 
Golden Spangled, Silver Spangled, Golden Penciled, Sil- 
ver Penciled, Black and White. 
Hamburgs are exceedingly trim-built fowls, small in 
size and very active and graceful in their movements. 
They have been called ‘Dutch Everlasting Layers,” 
“\ooneys” and “Everyday Layers.” Their eggs are small 
and pure white. Apart from their striking color the 
Hamburgs are distinguished by rose combs, the spike of 
which extends straight back from the head instead of 
