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and for pullets 4 pounds. For farm purposes they are an admir- 

 able breed, good layers, non-sitters, active and vigorous. The 

 chicks are hardy and mature early, and the pullets begin laying 

 at five or six months of age. They are rather difficult to breed a 

 uniform color in large flocks, because the plumage is likely to show 

 many shades of blue, from light gray to a slate-black. 



The Jersey Blue, once very popular as a farm fowl, is some- 





Fig. 17. — Andalusian Fowls. 



times confused with the Andalusian, but this is a mistake. The 

 Jersey Blue was the counterpart of the Andalusian in disposition 

 and color, but favored the Brahma in size and shape. Jersey 

 Blues were large fowls, and bore indications of a cross between 

 Asiatic and Spanish breeds. 



The Ancona, or Mottled Ancona, is one of the least common 

 varieties of the Mediterranean class. See Fig. 18. In shape and 



