The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23

breeders than the indistinct shades in NOS
other parti-colored varieties which Gully al
expert can describe. let alone breed or Gre
ate In flesh and blood. The Hambur-s are
classed as egg-producers. not as market
fowls. although they are juicy morsel or
the table. They will. under confinement
lay AS many eggs as any other breed IN
existence and get into less mischief while
doing 1t. The illustration shown herewith
Is. from life. In this cut may be seen the
Desired spanglos needed to make Ham
burg OF the right type.
| There is large display of pit games
the gorgeous cocks being very SNOWY beside
| their slender brown hens
Generally speaking, 1t may be said that
the Oriental types embracing the Malay
indian and Jap--are the largest OF the game
family, excepting perhaps, one European
class, which includes the French and BEL
GUM breeds. known as Combattants du
Nord and Brugea. The plumpest varieties
are perhaps the Orientals. or those with
oriental blood. Among the best laying
games are the European and American pit
games. what is known as the odd style
English is considered about equal to the
spanish, Leghorn and Hamburg for egg
production. and some OF our own pit games,
especially those without Oriental blood,
are not far. IL any behind. Among the
most persistent settlers are the Orientals.
and among these the Japs and Asees are
entitled to the belt for outsettinE any
thing in the feathered line except the old =
fashioned Shanghai. For beauty it is hard
to determine where the honor belongs.
Tastes differ.
]. ]. Weiss of Houston shows barred ply
mouth Rocks
Judge Masterson OF Galveston has some
white Plymouth Rocks
j. II. Berleth has a large and varied dis
play. among which are white faced black
Spanish.
j. f. Taylor has some silver-s pangled
Hamburgs. which form very fine display
Wilmington & Hauptman have some of the
same variety, as we'll as other displays,
among them single-comb white Leghorns
Leghorns take their name from the port
OF Leghorn. in Northern Italy but it is an
error to think that they were, OF are. con-
lined to that place alone. because they can
be found nearly all over the italian PENN
sula in fact they are the fowl" of the
oountry-though in some provinces they are
called by a different name. There can be
AS""N cip"A'S, Whites CuChOOS ana DllckY
IN nearly every village Of sunny Italy
Probably the name by which We know this
race OF fowls was given them on their first
arrival IN America, simply because the ship
mat conveyed them came from the port of
Leghorn. fancier going 10 Italy in
search of Leghorns would have to look very
iar indeed before he could find bird any
thihg approaching the fine specimens We
see IN the show pens OF the present day.
Inc first imDprf ions pori,
those common. mixed hens and further
PROOF OF their being very much mixed Is
found in the fact that the chicks Matched
IRON their eggs came botn single and rose
combed, and all the colors of the rainbow
in fact they were scrubs.
There is abundant proof that the brown |
is the older variety-so far as it can be
said that either is older. where both have
l common origin. The Mediterranean races |
arc, OF course, the universal ones and here |
almost exclusively are the brown Leghorns |
saucy. self-reiant. quick to assert them |
selves, and great foragers. There is no at
Tempt whatever made to maintain any spe- |
'ial variety of color or marking. interesting |
proof OF this having come under DR.. GEN |
-ing's observation while visiting the Ma
ional Museum at Naples Here among the !,
thousands OF valuable treasures oxcavatel |
rom the ruins of Pompet, are come beau |
ltul and well preserved mosaics. Among |
hem Is very fine mosaic OF a cock. life |
Size. in all the splendor OF coloring of the |
brown Leghorn of the present day. 1t Is |
composed of minute pieces of colored mar |
Die and glass-the cools absolutely impct-
shable-and there Is. therefore. a most m
orestng testimonial to the ancient lineage |
" the race. Another mosaic in the same /
objection Is also a brown Ieghorn cock |
lut 10, even then, there must have been |
'irds that showed the white feather for |
B. Vie has -;,,t-i -
saddle.
The white ICghorns are probably the |
! ost widely POPULAR of all the Leghorn va
'ietes, and the reasons for that popularity |
Nas not far TO seek. Laying very large |
'ees, and many of them. and hitting the |
'opnar taste OF large section Of country |
n color Of eggs vey stepped at once to the
ront and have REFINED their position there. |
The ancestors u the rose comb brown
.eshorns were a thost worthy race whose
,oast was that they laid six eggs during |
he week and one on Sunday for good count. |
This record has no. been lowered. In the |
hanGe In style Of comb nothing has been
cst in beauty, but much Is gained In util-
~. A single comb is thing Of beauty
md Joy forever only In a sunny cline.
: can not battle with Jack Frost Twenty
i've years ago MIR. T. C. Mcdaniel OF Maine,
no, as tradition goes. was the founder of
his family, attempted to exhibit some rose
omh brown Leghoihs at Portland. but the
ecretary refused to admit them This |
act Us explained by the further fact that
he aforesaid secretary was one Fred FOX
Mr.. Mac. called them Works. but that
would not work, as Leshorn is a Leghorn
he world over. Their ancestors we're
talians but they are distinctly americans.
nd like the barred Plymouth Rocks, should
row whenever the American flag is hoist
d. Certain enterprising breeders adycr