Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-24
POULTRY
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White VIVIAN 1ottes.

White Wyandottes are unquestion'
ably the most popular breed OF lows /
in existence to-day, with Barred Ply
mouth Rocks a close second. | have
no disposition to question the value OF
the Barrel Plymouth Rocks either as
shcw birds or as utility stock.
Through all the many years they have
been before the poultry buying public
they have been strong fayorites. They
displaced the Light Brahmas ana
other breeds as practical utility ana
market birds. Being OF better size
and shape, also good producers OF
eggs, they more nearly met the popu-
lar demand for fowl having these
qualities than any other breed that
had come before. They consequently
reaped a harvest unequaled by any
other breed up to the time of the in
PRODUCTION of the White Wyandottes.
| only compare these two breeds be-
cause they are indisputably the two
most popular breeds in existence to-
day. Other breeds and varieties have
q good deal of merit and some have
considerable popularity. None, how
ever, at all compare with these two
in the estimation Of practical poultry
producers and fanciers. It is a strong
point with both that they so well suit
| the market poulterer and the fancier
and Snowman. The White Wyan-
dottes undoubtedly lead at the pres
| ent time. They have had an uphill
fight, but the practical qualities they
| possess in such large measure have
| carried them to the front, and the
chances are decidedly good for their
retaining that lead for some years to
come. No other breed is in sight as a
competitor. Probably there is not
well known breeder of White Wyan-
dottes in this country who is able to
fill all the orders for eggs and stock
of this variety. In searching for the
source of this popularity one has not
far to travel. In the first place their
size is right. They are not too large
to be thrifty. Oversize in poultry
means stagnation, poor breeding, small
egg production and disease and loss
in hot seasons and climates. Great
size also means slow maturity and big
feed bills. The White Wyandottes
|
than any other breed of anything like
equal value as market poultry. Their
shape, too, is right for practical pur-
poses. Full and deep in breast, they
lay on an extra thickness of white
meat and when carved the slices show
a prominent point in their worth. This
is so from the egg to death from old
age. A thin, slim-breasted White
Wyandotte is unknown if the breed is
pure. They are hardy and easily
withstand the cold of the severest eli
mates and seasons. They also do well
in all temperate and hot climates. I'm
like the large and single combed va
rieties, they never suffer in egg pro
duction from frosted combs and wat
ties. They have a small close and
neatly fitted rose comb. which defies
frost and cold. The cockerels when
dressed and marketed as broilers anC
roasters, present much heater ap
pearance when sold with heads or
than those of breeds with big spread
ing or single combs which invariabl.
!, draw the attention of the customer t.
the waste and resultant shrinkage il
| 1000 Ndlue. ue COlOT Ol the legs dn'
: skin is the rich yellow so much de
sired. The skin is free from darl
pin feathers. Many of the disaster
: in the poultry business have com
through failure to study supply an
demand. Would-be poultrymen, start
ing on an unknown path, instead o
Il consulting the demand where tn
/ stock is to be sold will, from som
V article, or from seeing birds in sho'
Il room, choose what strikes the fame
/ and go ahead-or rather behind, 70
s. it doesn't take long to get started 4
u the wrong direction in this business
u Once started it is frightfully easy
l. continue in the same way and feal
v fully hard to turn about.
n Elmer Gimlip,
n Christian County, Illinois.