The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
POULTRY VIEWS.
. BROWN LEGAORNS
What a Critic Has to Say About
the Double Mating
System.
BY WALTER C. scHAAF.

Having been asked Tor the second
ing of brown Leshorns, and not being
breeder of them. looked up tho
poultry records. and find that Mr.. Her
man. in the Inland Poultry journal,
covers the subject. Says Mr., Rick
hon:
Select a male bred from a fine COL
ored female of good size that has been
line-bred for several years. Choose
male with good head points, we'll up
on yellow legs, hackle striped with
orange. or better still. golden shade
OF lemon. borders preferred. The back
color should be soft orange. little
Shipping and stripping preferred. Tail
should be well spread, carried at an
angle OF fifty degrees. with wing bow
light shade of red.
After many years OF experience l
have found that better results como
from mating male with little strip
Ing in back. ] give close attention to
tho bird as an Individual. but I lay a
great deal more stress on his breeding
and the sire and dam back OF him, and
the general shape and color of the
females. showing his blood lines
You will notice that prefer a lit
tie stripping in back OF male. l have
reached this conclusion after expert
mentinG for many years. Some breed
ers choose males with no stripping in
back and claim that the best results
are obtained. but I beg to differ with
them, as the finest backs and wings to
match that I have ever seen on pull
let's were produced by mating q male
with striped back. I have also found
that a pinched tail In pullets Is the
result OF too low tail carriage on
the male.
The male above described should be
mated to standard colored females
of good size and shape; combs should
be small and smooth. and fall to one
side OF head. the first spike standing
erect. a good lobe and red eye. They
SHOULD have good striped hackle. with
black centre and rich golden shade of
lemon borders with n soft even brown,
hnely stippled backs and wing bows
Tree from shafting and brick, with
low. Widespread tall carriage. and
standing we'll up on rich yellow legs.
no Produce Exhibition Males.
Experience has taught me that in
producing exhibition males the best
results como from mating as follows:
select male with a small comb and
general good head points. The bird
should be OF good size and shape, and
well up on yellow legs; the tail car
riage at an angle OF forty-tiye de-
grees; hackle should be we'll striped
with cherry red borders without a
red shaft in quill OF stripping. Colo,
In hackle and back should match as
nearly as possible and be of a GOOD
dark under-color. Above all. avoid
breeding lemon-colored or q smutty
haekle. or real purple wing bow.
I have given q great deal of atten-
lion to the females which I choose Ia
produce the finest exhibition males
Here are some of the points which
take into consideration: Females
should be bred in line for cockerels
tor several years. They should be of !
dark color. having coarsely stippled
packs. and breasts nearly to match
! backs. and they should be well IN
on dusky yellow legs. The connt
should be very small standing erect
ana having four or hve points Thf
female should have a good. red eve
| good striped hackle. with borders =,
iich color. not lemon shade. TIL,
mead and side OF neck should baws
good reddish shade
| me above suggestions, which boy.
gwen Tor the production of exhibition
mares and females. viii, in NV on,n.
! lon produce birds as near to stand.
ara as 1t is possible to breed them