Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-04
BUFF VARIETY IS
EASY To BREED
ranCier Who Brought First
of Strain to This Country
Gives Some Facts.

It IS now more than eleven wears since
I brought into this country the first orp-
ingtons. all fine varieties. saws Mr. Wal
lace P. Willett. Of East Orange. n. j.
I published the "Orpington' for two or
three years and later helped form the
American Orpington club and to boom
the Orpington into notice. in spite Of
some Of the criticisms Of an Eastern edi-
tor at that time, that the Orpington,
white leg and flesh fowl, could never sup
plant the generations back yellow-leg
fowl OF Massachusetts" AS ! read the
poultry papers today, after ten years ex-
plotting Of the OrpinEton feel that they
have fought a good fight thus far, and
have by no means finished their course.
I admire the pluck and push Of Mr. KEEL
lerstrass. who. with printers ink mainly,
has brought the White Orpingtons to the
front
The Black and Buff OrpinEtons were
the real orpingtons. originated by VIII
liam Cook. Sr. for best all around quail
ties: and with me they hold that position
today His later orieinations of the Jubi-
lee and spangled varieties have not met
with such favor as he anticipated they
would. Each year I raise a few Of all
varieties. but my main stock IS now
Bluffs, which suit my eye and satisfy my
ambition best, and they have proved quite
as hardy as the Barred Plymouth Rocks,
which, in my opinion, are their only
worthy competitors.
Having bred all the varieties Of Orping-
tons during the past ten years. my ex-
uerienoe with them has led me first to
discard the Whites followed by the
Blacks. and to raise only a pen or two Of
Diamond Jubilees and Spengled for fur
Their development now pin my faith to
the Bufts. which grow more in my favor
each year and | believe I can foresee
that the Buff Orpington will prove the
variety that viii outclass all other va
rieties and breeds in the end. ! have
little faith in the long continuance Of the
boom in White Orpinetons. note that
nv view here expressed appears to have
worked itself out across the water.
recent article in the poultry press says:
THE Orpingtons tat Paris. France,
Poultry Show far exceeded any other
breed in numbers and the Bluffs we're In
the lead of any other variety There
were 1913 Orpingtons bluffs 1l2. Blacks
IS. Whites n. Jubilee or Spangled 81.
The Orpingtons had a room all TO them
selves and made quite A creditable dis
play similar pro rata classification Of
Crpingtons in America is not far in the
future
The Buffs are now very easy for breed
ing perfection in the pullets but the
lacks for the shows are lacking in guam
tity and bring big prices The breeding
OF pure buff color males In any breed is
a question in which lovers Of the beauti-
full in poultry are all interested
MATING to Secure Color,
Unfortunately il does not follow in ex-
perience that pure huff male mated
with a pure buff female will produce
pure buff chicks, especially cockerels. In
most cases there are more or less part
white feathers in wing or tail. Some
other mating seems necessary TO secure
best results This new method may be
the "Mendel Law system, so-called. |
will not attempt here to give the why's
and wherefores of the Mendel system
but simply its process. which ] am now
trying with few pairs Of Bun
Begin by mating a pure buff male with
a few hens that show white feathers, and
II the progeny show white feathers dis
card the male, but If they do not show
white feathers keep the male for breed
ing Male also a pure buh female with
a male that shows feathers and discard
the hen II the progeny show white, but
II the progeny show no white feathers
keep the hen for breeding The tested
male is then mated to the tested female
and IT is claimed that the basis for a
mock Of pure buff males and females is
thus started believe. however, that it
may necessitate a number of trials be-
fore the required male and female are
found -Willett In A. 7. J.