The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
ORIGIN OF THE
BUCKEYE

gin as much TO my natural seredA VI
contrariness as anything else.
When l began my experiments ev-
cry one laughed at me and said. mo
woman ever did originate breed OF
fowls. and no woman ever could.
made up my mind I'd show them
or die trying.
Then when the breed actually did
begin to show signs OF becoming
worth while, the croskers told me that
81 would be doing woeful wrong to
advertise and sell stock from breed
not admitted to the Standard"
Therefore the Standard became my
next study.
From the Standard of Perfection 1
learned that might easily get my
breed admitted as a variety OF some
other breed, by conforming to stand
ard already perfected, but that was
not enough for my ambition. | want
ed II admitted as separate breed
with a Standard all It's own. THIS
was a colossal task, but ! set my ia"
and went at It determlnedly.
read and re.read the rules govern
ing the admission Of new breeds, ana
conformed to each and every require
ment fully and faithfully.
The requirements are that breed
must be able to produce at least hfty
per cent. of 1t offspring true to type
and there must be affidavit sworn TO
before notary publics, from reQuir-
ed number of responsible breeders De
sides the one making application. MY
customers responded nobly In this and
had splendid afidavits from good
old breeders In plenty.
The breed must possess new breed
characteristics, and not be a copy OF
any other breed already admitted
The Buckeyes possess a distinct
shape and a distinct comb, and the
color is also darker than any red breed
before the public, especially the hens,
which made that an easy requirement
to fill. There must be male and re-
male specimens exhibited in sufficient
members at three a tleast, annual
meetings of the American Poultry AS
sociation. where the members can ex-
anime them and determine whether
they are meriterious enough to be adj
mitted
These requirments / met, by show
ing two generation at Cleveland In
1902. and at Indianapolis In 1908. This
should have given me admission in
1904, but for the fact that the Indian
onoIfs meeting was an adjourned, In
stead of an annual meeting. showed
at Rochester, N. Y. in 1904, visiting
the meeting myself, and the courtesy
of the members of the A p A. were
inclined to. give me admittance then
and there. but realizing that some
thing might be said in after years
about the breed being admitted ION
courtesy" was glad to make another
exhibit the following year at Mime
apolis, where the FINAL third year of
showing at an annual meeting legal
lied the admission Of the Buckeyes |
beyond the slightest suspicion OF
doubt of their having fully met all the !
requirements,
Nnu NJ man mr. hody of |
men can every say with any show OF
truth that the admittance of the Buck
eyes was brought about in any but
the regular way, and the history Of
the whole affair Is preserved In the
archives of the American Poultry AS
ISOLATION. I forgot to say at the final
meeting petition had to be present.
ed with the affidavits. etc.
AS | was breeding both Rose and
years, and was the first person to
bring the r. l. Reds to Ohio. lament
ed the delay of the Boston Club about
getting the Single Combs (my favor
ites) admitted.
had an especially warm interest
In this breed because had fully as
many Single as Pea.comb Buckeyes
in the beginning Of my efforts, and the
Eastern breeders uNed these birds to
make up the R. l. Reds, so they con.
tanned lots of my beloved Buckeye
blood. Therefore, made the first Of :
fetal showing for the S. c. r. I. Reds
at the same time my first showing of
Pea-comb Buckeyes, before the Club
had decided to have the breed admit +
led to the Standard at all, G
This showing legalized the admis- i
sion of the S. c. r. l. Reds at Roch- g
ester in 1904, and J was glad to see t
hem so recognized although I was y
obliged to give up the breeding OF II
~K KYo n.y.