AMERICAN POULTRY CULTURE 
and lay the largest eggs of any breed in existence. 
They also are very prolific, rivaling the Leghorns 
in this respect, and are not quite so wild and nerv- 
ous as the Leghorns. Their bodies are long; wat- 
tles of a very large size; ear-lobes large and white; 
a non-sitting breed; legs dark-colored, and skin 
pinkish-white or flesh-colored, and therefore the 
breed is not well adapted to American market 
purposes. 
There are three varieties in the Minorca fam- 
ily—the Single-comb Black, the Rose-comb Black, 
and the Single-comb White. The latter are com- 
paratively rare, and they are a “‘ sport” from the 
first. Single-comb Black Minorcas are the best 
and most popular variety, and they have almost 
the same size as the Plymouth Rocks, the standard 
weights being, cock, 9 pounds; cockerel, 734 
pounds; hen, 7%4 pounds; pullet, 634 pounds. 
Standard weights of the Single-comb White and 
the Rose-comb Black Minorcas are, cock, 8 pounds; 
cockerel, 614 pounds; hen, 614 pounds; pullet, 
5% pounds. 
Hamburgs. Among practical poultrymen this 
breed is not rated so high as the Leghorns, but 
many people prefer to keep the Ham- 
burgs because they appeal to them as 
more attractive and pleasing to the eye. They 
have rose combs like those of the rose-comb varie- 
ties of the Leghorns; are just as prolific layers as 
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