Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-09
THE. FOWL BEST SUITED
FOR BACK YARD FLOCKs
American Breeds Acknowledge No
Superior for Ai!-Eound Utility.
but Some Better Than Others.
TASTES or rANcIEHs DIFFER
Barred Plymouth, Rock and White
WyanJottc Seem to &c Prime IA
yoritcs, With Rhodc Island Reds
and White i.cSnorns Next.

and White i.cGnorns Next.
/ AS IL rule. the smaller breeds Of
| fowls. commonly spoken o: as egg
breeds such as the Leshorns Cam
pines and Iiambures. are not we'll
suited TO backwards Again. the verJ'
heavy breeds. classified as meat breeds.
which include the Rrahmas. Cochins
and Lang shans. are not so we'll suited
to siGe-iine pouitry, Keeping. The
| former are too small for prUtlta bic
meat, production. The latter, arc too
large for maximum "sg prodcc;ion.
RetwiNt-aEa- between varieties ar.
keep poultry for nome consampii?n.
| especially under conditi"n tina, rcua;re
! natura! Incubation and hrcodinS ~
all-r1und. general purpose chicken l.
| the ideal bird for the back -lotieg 1t
must be good layer. ana II tr.st.
worthy winter layer. No amount o:
| other iavoIable Qualifications can make
amends Tor failure in these respects
But. The back-lottcr does not want
TO get csEs at tire expense OF :nea't
especially IL he can crmoinc the 'wo.
ono that viii dress Well at all ages
t:om broiicr size TO Old age Also.
he wants quiet. friendly bird. The
value OF This uuaiity cannot I've over
looked. Nervous. noisy chickens whith
are given TO fence flying ana digging
up the neighbor's rosebed ar" 100
keeper.
American breeds Arc Hest.
M things considered The Amerifan
wide list from which TO choose a
favorit- co.or or peculiar marking of
the piumase, and there. is choice be
tween rose and single combs
The American class includes some
twenty different varieties, and al OF
them are bull, for business. They have
~
center 0: :, target Of efhciency, ana
they hit it With a perfect score. They
are intensely practical and utilitarian.
Yet they also satisfy the demands OF
climate or locality, and under any cir
cumstances tina, vii! permit other
fowls to live. there. also. will the
American breeds thrive and be OF pro-
ii, 10 their keeper
There are six breeds in the Ameri-
can class. as follows: plymouth Rocks
Dominiovss and Buckeyes. The frs,
three nai,ici ,i~e the most widely bred
and Of ,hNs three the plymouth Rocks
prohas': nH% first rlaGe; In f ss !,
variety. a"c the most popular fowls III
America.
Pioneer OF Fancy Poultry.
Plymouth Rocks are bred in six color
~arieties-5a FRED. white. but, silver
pen-iled. partridge and Coium bian.
Ali have single combs and all possess
the same weight, Con!OEna ton ana
other Characteristics. The barred va:i-
city was the original Rock and TO 1t
-righ'full% belongs tie title OF the
pioneer of American fancy poultry.
The standard weights for Rocks are
nine and cne-half pounds for cocks.
cish; pounds for cockere!s. seven and
onc-haif pounds for hens ana six
! pounds for puilnts. They are we'll nro-
portioned. with a deer, full. round
| breast They are hardy and especially
wc'l-suited 10 severe winter weather
because o. their abundant piumage.
| They mature in about eisnt months
and are prolific layers the year round.
| The cSEs are brown-sheiled. with
ali american breeds. The hens MAKE,
| good sitters and dependable mothers.
The WyandotteS probably rank nc It
| to the Rocks in popular favor. There
are eight color varieties. as follows:
| White, silver, golden, bun. black, pa,t-
ridge. sil"er-penciled and Columbian.
The Silver Wyandotte is the original
ana ana foundation OF All the oiher yarie-
/ silver laced Wyandotte
! Most Popular White Fowl.
Ihe whites are by Tar the most
| widely bred variety. In recent years
Ia:ins contests, SO that their laying
propensit.Cs are giving the sprish;.:
i.eEhorns considerable rivalry. Fact
is, the White Wyandotte is conccaed
al!round capabilities in the world
RE- performances are not hearsay
diohe. blowing are some ofIiCSl
hSurcS which show that the White
| WHandoites has no superior as y iavcr
! ~ the Siorrs' laying contest for 1876;
all entries OF White Wyandottes made
an average production of l6a eggs as
AGAINST io2 CESS for White Lcchorns
liS esgs for t:arrcd Rocks. lSs for
RhoGe Island Reds and 1856 for White
! Plymouth Rookie
AZ the National! Contest Mountain
Grow. Missouri. in 1914. tho White
| "Yandoies averaged 100 eggs Their
/ nearest competitors were i.arred Rocks
I Win an average OF l.6. In 1915 three
o. tnc leading contests closed with
the following scores: