The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01

Arthur g.. Dus,on. Marlboro, Mass, and
ii is through his courtesy h a We use
the following from his pen.
He says The origin of the White
W~yaniotteS are sports or alDlloS or the
Silvers ana wrr. brought out by a
number Of Breeders at about the same
time. They were admitted to the
standard in 1883 and for some years
enjoyed considerable popularity, but
later hardly held heir own. | know
when l first began 10 breed them they
were a very small class in our shows.
Often the entry of Il breeder formed
the whole exhibit. 1t must nave been
much easier TO Win then. In 1894 after
trying several of the more popular
but one variety, and to do my best with
that one. Finding that h White
Wyandot,e made the best broiler and
roastcr; that it is of quick growth,
standing heavy feeding and forcing;
that j, is al early and prolific layer.
du"ile, ana exceedingly beautiful with
al: in fact, that in my hands it proved
the best all around bird of the five
kinds | tried. | discarded all others and
became Il specialist. | have faithfully
advertised them and when occasion
offered have written o them, until
today the White Wyandotte is II Of
the popular varieties of standard
bred fowls. Now ii is often the largest
instead OF the smallest class in
shows. They have only to be tried to
make friends. Their good qualities are
many. Dao,,' shor, bodies. slout legs.
a Close comb th,t Withs,ands the ey-
traua ,ol3 nni,..r ,,,,n - single comb
Will: Il hardy bird that natures in five
and six months. yellow legs n skin:
lays / brown egg. making them spec
ially adopted for a family fowl.
i have had ,rany letters from parties
who wrp,, of having. or wanting TO
have. 1hnm ON ,ha law. mai, loan
white p]luIragn and rod combs With he
green grass n,gtsIr. :, ujrt,lre ANA mo
fanciet can frn n use 10, nh t5a ny-
Dcrianca he man .,,ssess to breed them
10 standard reuuncmrnts. In writing
OF mating it ni.y no: be on: of n!are to
mention two birds. cnchcIel and uuii.t
that won fist ,,.j,, In rnsIo, Mass F.
wears ago. u : ;hry were somnwhat
ideal. The cock is a ..stay white" bi,d
50 is the hcr. Eo,h have fine heads
rather. stout with low con,hs ot ri.,
vnjcn whr,, ,.h;r,,s .,ern v,nlI
uelblri Their ha,.ts AFRO sl,r, ,isin,
to In tail. which should always Ia
short, and fairly wolf sora11 Tho holy
is deep. with A fun brras, and ro,IsiI-
crAbla nucr. st on a pair of stout. vel
las.s S,,,.., birds ,,n ~a,,iv,. 49,,
will rrnroauce themselves in :, GOOD
percentage of the chicks Eow q fcw
;n ,srr,,yI 40 thn -"
If we ouly ,n,i,i star. viz pN nf
ideal birds i, wo,,,I n, nui,a :, 80 , !,
TO h,.and winners nr,,.ijaI ~.
course INA, ,hair ma rnn,n,a v,s !, -
standard. and the blood OF The ma]ss
ana females nn, nn,,rnrit,io We
"nicked" AS we snv VIZ, wa har. Wy
three. or ten ]f.n,ias w"i,h w. -, ~,
shape and only , djffe,nrca Of ca, ,.1G,,r
of the TAIL or ba,a or 49,. .,, 49,
tritle hollow, or ss,n,. one Of th" n,ino.
differences is nnpar.nt In a,n , h ~
He,ca wc mus u.,,nh oarat,,r" ~.
wa mn, IN ,";th thea 80 ""1.
womb ha d;aicr,t fnr i,',".Ea' :,
exactly how ha wis NV w ht,, ~.
he cannot alu.avs toi, 'Ius, ailu
Of the first consider t;onS ~ ~ 80
TRY 70 rot =, n,,i, - o,eaSt.
n na,t" Win m.,.rn,,. t,m,a "iu''
rut = bnlioY chas,n -, 80.
females havinw ~ =. " ,.'.S WI
y,ni ,ha has, co,,hs W. nar ~, W. w.
neyar lis, - . ~, IN ~, nut
count OF The comb, unless The darart
amounts TO isnuslifin,.; ~
should Ne hav ,nI .I,a ', mt ," ! !" -
Whjla W.. arc rnn,r,.,., lr"'nas< Wit
o. ,,in,, p.i,,'am',il on 'na plH'n-
thn whiin 9r,,int,. ~ ~. 90 .,,a' as
Slice. ~. : -. ~ tsal ~ .!is
cot some rr2,v in ne Mn, :" mo''Iei Ms
.:een hr..' > u',n ~, l n"te
stor, na,n, ia - S'" It Hh'. War
birds ,nrs, cni !, Nv ~: -, t.seil
= ftnr lanH;s. ,h y ~ rn!aa,.nh WY soon
All %, IL mi i 49, Nv y, . saiu. W.
do T,t W. ~ ~, :, SONS w
f,,n, j., =, ~ ,.,,, - =? ~ :, "N"s
in hin, 10 10. :" -. :, suit
- f",nJ lf rn,,. .a,,n = 81 tt".t
carry har ta;j FOO hiah ~ : ,ir.,,s.u ~
!, T., ~ 49, ~. n9n, - - 'oihe
.yi,r ), in.. - - . Ld'-
~ IL hss 40 ihutii
:, ,,n,a ,,';ti, 90 i."sHipS' 49,
c,'.on n , 49, slesn - or Win
go, ..n.h .t.n " a1'lss' %"1caus',
= T. I'm. 5tee'! iessed
i,yirr ,d, mm"t 2oup ,h..h; W are
: > ~ 49,. M..Sn. IN ,S"r we
49, ~ ouissiEes. Sai!s come
!" ,oth'ieis: pon 90 IL.
- y -" :. il..te !" ~" "e!sntS 'hc!l
49,. = YOU put St'h large males WIN
~. S.,,si iei,a!'a ~ VIII i"se me
2,.apr nv 'o,rii'ie,'es 50 essentially
N?an'ot'e. ne pcst n!rus l ever
f.! %i'e" y! 81" as rtSaI"S shape We're
.iioss ''la. were nearest standard
nI,Sn'. hes are me heart' catchy
iJaioWs anu lies WI, toVrr az the
ci.I.:a9 we liake iof N~Eaildottes
~ we KEEL .'Sl''S as 'he de!harld
aeel',H ~ De 70 d IL pound or Two over
, 70 .o.tra Wt~snl we VIII iose the earl
Iiia'uiins quai'ties IN d great measure.
We Ma.l, a Ilcn yriioW ies. u ~ IS
almost entitSiy que 10 me run the BIRDS
itlNe. II Tree iAhSe on green grass is
even mem h"t one per cent. VIII ran
10 IiNH ITCHY Soior"d i"sS as you want.
. nane .'IFd - 'tsi.t'oii u re" OF 'ae
lrsl pflaelp!eS OF ihia'!hs' telling some
.liilS aoou, VIVA, We want. Bear IN
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