Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-02
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are whites In Aoy way suporiot'-uow
tho New breeds Originated.
1. Arc the White Plymouth Rocks
superior to tho Barred ns general pur.
pose farm fowls2 II 30. IN what rcspoct7
2, Are White Wyandottos superior 90
the silvors and Goldensi II 90, whyf
Q. Which o. the Lcghou lrccls is SUE
pcrior for general purposes and why' g.
How arc those newer brocds originated
D. What Of tho Bluffs in che different
brocdsp
The foregoing queries were replied
90 as follows In The Rural Now YurA,r
y. II. jacobs said' /, 2, o. There ~
no difference whatever IN tho breeds
named. except IN color Amy claim
mado for ono is MISC mado for tho 9th.
era They arc alike Ia hardness slzo.
market quality and prolidcacy. 1. Usu.
ally they are said 10 DO sports, but tho
majority originate from tho selection Of
those which approach nearest 20 tho
desired color. Sometimes crossing 81
rusortcd TO- Such breeds 90, however,
aro IN no manner uniform b. Some Of
them aro now and not firmly cstab
liahod, but they differ IA quality. whom
perfect from other kinds IN color only.
James II. Sooly considered (D tho
white Plymouth Rocks superior or o to-.
bio fowl, especially u.s. young chickens,
for they don't show tho dark pinioathor.
ing whcn dressed Hcsaid: 2. Tho samo
reason applies 20 the Wyando,tca as 60
tho Plymouth Rocks. They nro about
equal as layers, but tho white arc va.
porior for market o. With tho Same
treatment there Is littlo difference
They arc poor as table fowls Tho 1rk
ones, when not IN perfect feather mako
o very poor showing. Tho White Log.
horns are not equal 10 the Plymouth
Rocks OF Wyandottos for table use, but
] think thoy are a littlo larger than tho
dark or qQlorod varieties Of Loghorna 4.
Tho now breeds uro mostly SPORTS but
some Of thon arc mGdo by crossing with
other breeds They require close In.
breeding 10 mako them breed truo 10
color, and consequently arc rather doll.
cato for some timo until now blood can
DO obtained from other yards would
not advise a new beginner to try thom
until thoy had been thoroughly tried
and proved all right by older BREEDER.
o. Tho BuAs arc new diversion and
may provo 70 DO Of great value In fow
years, but 10 present they arc rather
weak and imperfect
Tho Whito Plymouth Rocl, IS not sui
perlor 20 tho Barred for any practical
purpose, says Horny Hnlos, who OK.
plains where the white" comes from.
Select birds from either tho barred or
laced breeds with moro thun usual
white, mato them and select tho whit.
est till the progeny become white but
"a shorter cut IS 90 mate q Barred plym.
outh Rock or % Wyaudotto 70 whito
bird, especially n tho whito ono 30 OF
no special breed, and select from their
progeny tho best typos in white, until
the id9alflrm, color OK legs, izo, comb,
."'c, arc attained. rhoru appears no
doubt bat that such white fowls hayo
boon used 70 hasten tho pUrmancncy Of
the perfect white Of many varieties. Aa
u matter Of fact, tho birds show it a.
fow Of tho white birds Of most yario.
ties are u perfect typo OF tho original
colqrsd brosdA
AZ to (which Of tho Loghom brccds
Is superior for general purposes, mono
OF them can lay claim 70 that quality
aa they arc poor dttor, II not nnsit.
terra and are not much esteemed ~ "a.
bio fowls, As layers they arc unsurpaas.
cd Tho White lay tho largest ogE4
The Brown lay fOw moro eggs IN
year but their eggs urc smaller than
tho White Az TO tho making Of Buff
Loghorns, IL would not be as necessary
70 cross ON u bun Of any breed as tacro