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positively disqualifies them. The undercolor should be a rich 

 red. The feathers must be free from shafting. 



The Red has a long, broad back, full breast, and long keel 

 and is thus quahfied as a general-purpose fowl. 



Of the Reds there is the Single Comb and the Rose 

 Comb. 



The standard requires the cock to weigh 8.5 pounds; 

 cockerel, 7.5 pounds; hen, 6.5 pounds; pullets, 5 pounds. 



The Javas. — 'The Javas are of two varieties — namely, the 

 Mottled and the Black. 



Their origin appears to be wrapped in obscurity, but seems 

 to have originated in that cradle of development of American 

 breeds, the New England States. From the Black Java 

 "sports" were derived from which the Whites originate. 



The standard weight requirements are for cocks, 9.5 

 pounds; cockerels, 8 pounds; hens, 7.5 pounds; pullets, 

 6.5 pounds. 



The Dominiques.- — 'This, another American production, 

 was first produced in the New England States and in 

 many respects resembled the Barred Plymouth Rock, but 

 by careful selection and breeding their semblance is gradu- 

 ally getting farther apart. They are provided with a rose 

 comb, whereas the Plymouth Rock develops a single comb. 

 It has never ^become popular as has the Barred Plymouth 

 Rock. 



Of the Dominiques there is one variety which by some has 

 been supposed to have something to do with the ancestry of 

 the original-Barred Plymouth Rocks. 



The standard requires the cock to weigh 7 pounds; cockerel, 

 6 pounds; hen, 5 pounds; pullet, 4 pounds. 



The Buckeyes. — 'This is another American breed whose 

 ancestry appears to be wrapped in obscurity. The breed has 

 never become popular. In body they have some semblance 

 to the Rhode Island Reds. The general plumage color is a 

 mahogany bay. 



The standard requires the cock to weigh 9 pounds; cockerel, 

 8 pounds; hen, 6 pounds; puDet, 5 pounds. 



The Buckeyes have a pea comb. 



