Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26

! tlcmcn were prize winners nt the Mndi-
/ son Square garden IN 1SN2, ana nave
/ fowls there mt present which are sure
/ TO receive favorable awards. The Lang
I shans have larger combs than the lo-
/ chins and more feathers iu the tails.
| They are active and hnrdy and weigh,
/ fattened up. to ten aud twelve pounds
| HE legs are "a bright slate color, win
| pink between the toes. the plunage black
/ with a vivid Beetle green reiicvuon;
I They were first introduced into England
[ IN lSI2. from China by an English army
officer. One Of their strongest points Is
I their prolific egglaying power and the
! eggs arr excellent Ia quality The Lang
I shaus como from the extreme northern
I part OF China whore. oddly enough nl-
most all the fowls. both Will dhd do
nestle are pure black in color The
Lungshnn breed was first officially rec
ognized 10y the American Poultry associn-
ton at the meeting held Ia 1885, at
Worcester, Mass.
Now for the European breeds. among
which the D0rkings are probably tie
most ancient and taking everything To-
gethcr. the best entitled 10 first place.
\ fine silyct-grny norinR Is really
noble bril- and presents points OF eN-
cellenCn which few fowls can mattel
His face and comb are bright red, bis
beak strongly arched the suddlp, back,
and hackle show iine silvcry willie,
| wing cOvcrts the same. breasts and
thrhs and tail black, and the latter
gracefully flowing with a fulncss and
elegance which marks the Dorking as
certainly one Of the nOblest bred birds
in Europe today.
Ono Of the most successful breeders
Of Dorllugs Is w II. Daniels, who has
taken scores Of prizes for his beautiful
birls and who declares that Ec never
yet had Dorklng worth exhibiting
-. A. Ia. ~. NJ a
whpu two years old. Such birds are
liable, Of course. to be disqualified by
Judges who follow too closely tO the
letter Of the rule and whose practical
knowledge Of poultry raising IL limited.
The Wnrnor Brothers of New York
Mills have had wonderful success with
This breed. taking almost all the prizes
at tie Madison Square garden IN 1892
TIE particularly admired at that time
was their nlyer-gray DorkinE hen, with
tnely penriled cOlOrings ON the shoulders
ana lower part Of the body. the breast
of clear salmon color, the shafts OF the
feathers a lighter shade. The feet
aud legs Of these hens, aud Of the cocks
a. well, are pink or ilesh-cOlorcd with
five distinct toes. the upper one being
separated from the others and cmy,ug
slightly upward. The neck is nurkpd
by a fine silvery white will. a black
stripe down each feather. Ono will
hNNlNl n long llinN before luuiug n nNuU-
somcr fowl than these.
II Is q well known fact among nuthorl-
ties among poultry raising that the Dor
Kings were imported INTO England by
The Romans aud during the centuries
liey have thriyed they have been bred
in many colprs, which change according
TO the fashion, now silycr.gtay now
white, now cuckoo or dominique colOrcd
now notified, now spashed At one time
Dorsings had only four toes, but their
present characteristic of five had been
\ 80 strongly fixed as "a make IL probably
permanent for generations 10 come
Other breeds have five toes also. as for
instance, thc Houdnns. the Japan Fur
fowl. aud some others although il is
am uncommon popularity.
Other successful breeders Of Dorkugs
are Henry ElUlcs of liidgcwOOd, y. j.,
and j g. Haynes of Annundalc. n. Y.
Coming now 10 Ilamburgs which are
drserycdly a popular breed. being hand.
some birds, wen formed and stylish in
Their cnI1.ngc. This breed has been
greatly improved 10y the efforts Of fan
cIcr@ aud although only Of medium
size, they exhibit such glossy and finely
mnlkrd plumagc az TO make them great
iayurites There are six recognized va
rietica In this brcpd-the black, white,
siverpenCled, goldenpenciled, silver.
spangled and golden spanpled Fine
be- seen ut the present show. The birds
in this class, sent by james Il. Hazard.
of Elinira. n. y, have attracted great
attention aud been good prize winnrrs
Mrs. 70. b. Cochran OF Saratoga has sent
some good birds also, and Canton Ben
nett of Auburn, y. y, has a black Ham
burg pullet which exhibits the beauty
Of Ia class IA a high degree, and is u
sure prize winner,
The lRghorns have been popular IN
America for twenty wears past, and nrr
becoming more so every year among those
who appHcate their great, cgglayng
powers. Vley are literally muchine1 for
converting scraps of food picked MP nuy-
where into luscious fresh cggs. Brown
Legh0ru hens have been known 10 lny
2lu eggs a year az an average for an
entire iock, aud thc pullcts often begin
/ laying before they are five months old
aud continue the whole winter Tho
brown Legholn cock with It's black
hrsaAt. lts ofhugcCed haukles striped
! with block, and ite white ear lobes, struts
about very proudly aud attracts great
attention 80 the shows, The white l4cg-
torns are very handsome birds but lcgs
/ popular on account of their tendency 90
| sul their pluuNge
Among the extensive owners Of log.
/ hors arp II. W. Smith of lslip. H. l.,
| James FOvythe of Oswogn, n. T., III.
/ lnvr u, ll0nan OF Nuphank. H. L.. md
! \. g. Culfce Of OsMcgu. ~ ". whose
! birds have won first or second prizes iu
| poultry shows for years past
One OF the most ancient breeds In
\ hurUpc Is the Block Spanish fowl, which
! was written about by Colnmclla nearly
! 1hOo years ago and which hive changed
| little, judging from his description IA that
| lapse of time. The fenthcrinv of the
| Spanish fowl Is always close and hard,
| the metallic lustre which tips the hAcklc,
/ back and wings contrasting finely with
| the white face, bright rcd comb and
| WatueS. The COck carries himself with
stately grace, always alert with breast
4 projecting aud neck well nrrhed His
| color should be JET black, white on partly
| white Feathers being q serious fault. The
/ white face is, however. the most impoi-
Uut FEATURE. Other varieties of tho
| Black Spanish, such as NnnoreA lie
| red face, the Andamslnn and the gray
| cor muttlpd Ancouu, have been prodncpd
| hy nmalWMuuons of this fowl with pro-
| Nnclgl breeds all ui them closely re-
| Hcmbling the spanish Among the prize
/ winners for this class Ia New Work nre
! William II. LOWS of Huntington. t.
| aud Nelson II Haskell of Auburn. N
| y, whose birds have achieved a great
/ success.
Perhaps the most popular breeds IN
] France are the Houdas and the Crews
! occurs, which are both prolific egg pru-
| duccrs and yield white Juicy hesh. For
| some reason or other they have not hc-
| come very popular Ia America. They
/ are square massive birds. with short
| legs and spirited carriage, this e1ect M
/ creased by thcir peculiar crest heard