BREEDS AND BREEDING. 



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months old. They are, however, indifferent for hatching. The cock 

 whose portrait appears in Fig. 1321 weighed, when in fair condition, 

 nine and a half, and the hen six and a half pounds. The one here 

 shown, owned by an experienced breeder, weighed eight and a half 



pounds. The Houdans make excellent birds for the table at an early 

 age, and for market are preferable to many other breeds. 



In Figs. 1322 and 1323, we. give a representation of a fine pair of 

 CKeveCceurs, a breed originating ill India, but brought to perfection 

 in France. • 



In Figs. 1324 and 1325 are shown a cock and a hen of the 



