G farmers’ BULLETIN 806. 
chicken, with fairly prominent breast and good depth of body, show¬ 
ing when dressed a well-rounded, compact carcass. This breed has a 
single comb and yellow legs, bill, and skin. The standard weight of 
cocks is 9} pounds; of hens, 74 pounds; cockerels, 8 pounds; pullets, 
6 pounds. They are layers of good-sized, brown-shelled eggs, and 
are reputed especially as winter layers. 
Fio. 2.—Exhibition or cockercl-bred Barred Plymouth Rock, male. 
The Barred Plymouth Rock (ligs. 2, -‘1, 4, and 5) is by far the most 
popular general-purpose or farm fowl. This variety has so long 
been a favorite with the general public that the barred color is gen¬ 
erally associated with quality in table fowls. The Barred Plymouth 
Rock plumage is a grayish white, each feather of which is crossed 
by dark bars which are almost black. It is desired that these bars 
