Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-12-06

ceptions TO the regular shape are
those which have bred hncs TO remote
ancestry lhave bred Plymouth Rocks
Tor some years and my preference
is for the blush tint, for | think
1t easier TO breed mites and fe.
males TO uniform color II this tint Is
sought. Birds OF this color viii grad
ually come TO have lemon-colorcd
shanls, and no color looks better than
This. Darker birds will almost always
have orange.colofed shanks, with d
tendency TO show distinctly red in the
sides and black scales here and there,
though now good many can be found
with pure orange shanlks. A Plymouth
Rock hen with pure yellow bealS is
about the rarest bird that can be
sought for, but at the Ohio state fair
saw one or two specimens of this kind.
This is what breeders have been after
for some time, and it is to be hoped
they will succeed in getting them, for
when that is done the breeding OF
Plymouth Rocks will have reached per-
lection.
Black Langshans. Although Black
Langshans are among the most recent
acquisitions in the Asiatic class, they
have become quite popular in this
country, and much more so In England,
where they are bred to the greatest
perfection. The high prices which
they brought when first introduced led
a good many tricky American breeders
to cross them with the Black Cochins
in order to multiply them rapidly and
get the advantage of the good price
the great demand made possible, and
this has led to an incorrect ideal being
formed in the minds of a good many
who have not all the facts to draw from.
The Cochin shape is entirely distinct
from the true Langshan shape, and the
two will never be mistaken for each
other when one has seen and studied
the true Langshan as he is bred in En-
gland by those who were among the
first to import the breed from the hills
of northern China. The true Langshan
has an exceedingly short back and high
head and drawing straight line to
the center of the feet and from there
to the highest point of the tail and
qack to the head and an almost perfect
triangle will inclose the bird. Some
one has called Lanshans the "three
cornered breed" on account of this
triangular boundary line. The line
down the back of the neck across the
back and up along the tail is very
nearly the shape of the letter U.
AS fowl for profit the Lang
shan has proven itself the best
of all the Asiatics They are
of a brilliant greenish black, and their
feathers have metallic reflection that
shows the colors of the rainbow when
the sun is reflected from them. Their
flesh is white and juicy, and they are
the very best of the class for table use.
The bottom of their feet are pink and
this is the final test of purity, for any
infusion of Black Cochin blood can be
told by the yellow bottoms of the feet
of cross-bred birds. American Farmer.
The Brown Leghorn Fowl. - In shape
the Leghorn is characterized by trim
ness and sprightliness that few fowls
possess. The carriage is very upright,
and the large and gaily-carried
|, tail of the cock increases his APP
parent size and adds greatly to
his beauty The red, darkly-striped
. hackles of the male and his solid black
, breast make very attractive combi-
, | al ID tlo
, of the females possesses a quiet beauty
, scarcely less attractive in it's way than
, the richest colors of the male
/ Brown Leghorns mature very early,
, pullets having been known to lay when
} four to five months old. This early
, maturity makes the Leghorns very
profitable fowl for the farm. Long be-
, fore the heavier fowls think of laying
, the Leghorn pullets have begun and il
, Matched early will frequently pay in
: eggs for their raising before winter
, sets in. Broiler raisers frequently use
7 cross of Leghorn male on some
7 heavier breed to increase the growth
of the chickens in the first two
t months of their lives. Brown Leg
horns are reasonably hardy, but
: do best when they can have liberty
t They are excellent foragers, and will
9 on a farm during the summer months
| pick up good share of their living
. In winter they need good, warn
D house, to prevent the freezing of thoil
| combs, and if provided with such &
t house will lay quite well even in very
!, cold weather But it is during the
i, warm days OF spring and the hot days
t of summer that they produce thu
e greatest number of eggs. The eggs o
e the Leghorn are pearl white, all, o.
. nearly all, of the same shade, giving
n them a very uniform appearance. Onc'
e in great while there will be Leg
5 horn hen that will lay an egg with {
d slight buff tint, but so rarely does thi
happen that one is almost safe in de
e claring that their eggs are always pur'
:, white They are of good marketable
r size, and, being white, really look t.
D be larger. American A griculturist.