FOR EXHIBITION AND MARKET 



thick, good ear carriage and color same as 

 body color. Eyes to be medium size, dark 



brown and reposeful expression 10. 



Condition of Flesh and Fur — Flesh firm and solid, 



not flabby 5. 



Fur to be close and soft, free from moult. ... 5. 

 A scale of weights will help you determine if your 

 stock is the right weight. 



At four months of age, they should weigh eight 

 to nine pounds, at six months, ten to eleven pounds, 

 and as much more as possible. Most Flemish do not 

 fully mature until they are fifteen months of age. 

 The Flemish Giant. 

 These words are misleading to the majority of 

 fanciers throughout the country. Some of our Ameri- 

 can fanciers seem to think that Flemish Giant only 

 means Dark Steel Gray. Such, however, is not the 

 cise for the natural color of Flemish Giants is just 

 common every day sandy or brownish gray, and the 

 beautiful dark steel gray is a color that has been pro- 

 duced only after years of hard work, study and breed- 

 ing. The Flemish Giant in the first place comes 

 from the family of large Giants called Patagonian 

 Giants. Originally a native of Flanders and Belgium, 

 it was imported into France and Germany and finally 

 made its way into England. A vast improvement has 

 been made in the color, but very little in the size, for 

 the old Patagonian was a real giant in every sense 

 of the word. 



Until about the year 1885, very little improvement 

 in color could be noticed, the common colors being 

 light grays, sandy grays and often several mixed 



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