CHAPTER XXI 
CHARACTERISTICS OF BREEDS 
Hens laying white eggs are the Leghorn, 
Black Spanish, Campine and Minorca, the 
last laying very large ones. The layers 
of brown eggs are Brahma, Cochin, 
Wyndotte, Langshan, Orpington, Plymouth 
Rock, Rhode Island Red and Dominique. 
Langshan and Minorca, about 30 ounces to 
a dozen. Leghorn average eggs about 
24 ounces toa dozen. Pullets average eggs 
16 to 20 ounces to a dozen. Bantam eggs 
weigh about 14 ounces to a dozen. 
Eggs are composed of 11% shell, 32%yolk 
and 57% white. Contrary to ignorant 
popular belief the food value of eggs is not 
affected by the color of the shell nor the color 
of the yolk. The shell color is peculiar to 
the hen laying the egg but the color of the 
yolk is dependent greatly upon the kind of 
food. While the color of itself does not 
effect the flavor the food does and eggs may 
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