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Brown, Single and Rose Comb White, Black, Buff and Silver Duck- 

 wing Leghorns ; the Black and White Minorcas ; the Blue Andalu- 

 sians, the Black Spanish and Mottled Anconas. 



The Mediterranean class is particularly well adapted to the cli- 

 mate of California, which greatly resembles that of their home in 

 the old countries. 



In point of popularity and merit, the kinds might be classed as 

 follows: White Leghorn, Brown Leghorn, Black Minorca, Blue 

 Andalusian, Black Spanish, Rose Comb Brown Leghorn, Rose 

 Comb White Leghorn, Buff Leghorn, White Minorca, Anconas, 

 Silver Duckwing Leghorn and Black Leghorn. The Black Minorca. 

 White Leghorn and Black Spanish give the largest sized eggs. 



All of the Mediterraneans have white shelled eggs. There is no 

 standard weight to the Leghorns. They are small birds, weighing 

 3 to 5 pounds. Of the Black Minorcas the cock weighs 9 pounds ; 

 cockerel, 7y 2 pounds; hen, 7y 2 pounds; pullet, 6>4 pounds. The 

 weight of the Andalusians are, cock, 6 pounds ; cockerel, 5 pounds ; 

 hen, 5 pounds; pullets, 4 pounds. 



The Black Spanish weights are, cock, 8 pounds; cockerel, 6y 2 

 pounds ; hens, 6y 2 pounds ; pullets, Sy 2 pounds. These lay an extra 

 large, handsome, white-shelled egg. 



The Blue Andalusian has the unique distinction of wearing the 

 national colors — red, white and blue — its plumage being blue, its 

 face and eyes red and its ear-lobes white. 



The Asiatic Class 



The Asiatic class consists of the Light and Dark Brahmas, 

 White and Black Langshans, the Buff, Partridge, White and Black 

 Cochins. In point of popularity, they would be about in this or- 

 der : Light Brahmas, Black Langshans, Buff Cochins, Partridge 

 Cochins, Dark Brahmas, White Cochins, White Langshans and 

 Black Cochins. The standard weights are : Light Brahmas, cock 12 

 pounds, cockerel 10 pounds, hen 9y pounds, pullet 8 pounds. 



Weights for Dark Brahmas are: Cock 11 pounds, cockerel 9 

 pounds; hen, 8y 2 pounds; pullet, 7 pounds. Buff Partridge and 

 White Cochins: Cock, 11 pounds; cockerel, 9 pounds; hen, 8y 

 pounds ; and pullet, 7 pounds ; Black and White Langshans ; Cock, 

 10 pounds ; cockerel, 8 pounds ; hen, 7 pounds ; and pullet, 6 pounds. 

 The eggs of all of the Asiatic class are a dark brown. 



The English Class 



The English class is composed of the White, Silver-gray and 

 Colored Dorkings, the Red Caps and the Buff, Black, White, Span- 

 gled and Jubilee Orpingtons in both single and rose combs. The 

 White Dorking weighs as follows : Cock, 7y 2 pounds ; cockerel, 6y 

 pounds ; hen, 6 pounds ; and pullet, 5 pounds ; Silver-gray Dorkings, 

 cock, 8 pounds ; cockerel, 7 pounds ; hen, 6y 2 pounds ; and pullet, Sy 2 

 pounds ; Colored Dorkings, cock, 9 pounds ; cockerel, 8 pounds ; hen, 

 7 pounds ; and pullet, 6 pounds ; Red Caps, cock, 7y 2 pounds ; cock- 

 erel, 6 pounds; hen, 6 pounds; and pullet, 5 pounds; Orpingtons, 



