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-Different breeds, their live weight, when full grown, the annual number of eggs they will lay, etc.
Breeds. | Lire weight Hales. | Live weight of Hens. | No. of laid per year. | No. of Eggs to the pound. |
Brahams, light............... | 11 1/2. | 8. | 150. | 7. |
Brahmas, dark............... | 10 1/2. | 7. | 150. | 8 |
Cochins, black............... | 10. | 7. | 170. | 9 1/2 |
Cochins, buff............... | 10. | 7 1/2. | 120. | 8 |
Cochins, white............... | 11. | 9. | 140. | 8 |
Cochins partridge............ | 11 . | 8. | 150. | 8 |
Common.................. | 3 1/2. | 3. | 160. | 11 |
Dorkings.................. | 6 1/2. | 5. | 120. | 9 |
Dominiques, American........ | 5.. | 4. | 170. | 10 |
Games,black-breast'd, red..... | 7 1/2. | 5. | 170. | 10 |
Hamburgs................. | 4.. | 3. | 180. | 12 |
Houdans................. | 7 1/2. | 5. | 170. | .9 |
Leghorns, black............ | 4 1/2. | 3 1/2. | 200. | 10 |
Leghorns, brown........... | 4 1/2. | 3 1/2. | 200. | 10 |
Leghorns, dominique....... | 4 1/2. | 3 1/2. | 200. | 10 |
Leghorns, white............ | 4 1/2. | 3 1/2. | 200. | 10 |
Plymouth Rocks........... | 8 1/2. | 6 1/2 | 175. | 8 1/2 |
Breeds. | Live weight Males. | Live weight of Hem. | No. of Eggs laid per year. | No. of Eggs to the pound |
Polish........................ | 5 1/2.. | 3 1/2. | 170. | 9 |
Spanish, black................. | 7.. | 6.. | 170. | 9 1/2 |
Ducks, common................ | 3.. | 3.. | 90. | 9 |
Ducks, Aulesbury............... | 7.. | 6.. | 80. | 6 |
Ducks, Cayuga................. | 6.. | 5 1/2. | 100. | 8 |
Ducks, Pekin.................. | 6.. | 5 1/2.. | 75. | 8 |
Ducks, Rouen.................. | 7 1/2. | 6 1/2. | 80. | 6 |
Geese, common................. | 8.. | 7.. | 20. | 4 |
Geese, African................. | 20. | 18. | 30. | 4 |
Gesse, Egyptian................ | 7. | 6. | 40. | 4 |
Gesse, Embden................. | 18. | 15. | 20. | 3 1/2 |
Geese, Toulouse................ | 22.. | 20.. | 40. | 3 1/2 |
Turkeys, common.............. | 12.. | 10.. | 50. | 7 |
Turkeys, black................ | 15.. | 12. | 50. | 6 |
Turkeys, bronze............... | 24.. | 15.. | 50. | 6 |
Turkeys, buff.................. | 15. | 12. | 50. | 7 |
Turkeys, Narragansett............. | 22. | 14. | 50. | 6 |
 
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