Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13

ness. Outcrossing is the mating of
each other: iar ex" lrSis iorf hFanm 10
mated TO IL Cornish fowl. Outbreeding
;s mating fowls Of the same breed.
up OF the Reds new males we're used
each year. but always OF some roc,
breed. such as Malay Games. Red Pit
Games and Brown Ieghorns. thereby
making them Il composite fowl.
The Reds are divided into two varic.
ties-singlc comb and rose comb. EN-
cept Tor these head points they are
iaSntical In the last few years an
other division has been crca ted-tnc
, ,xhnde Island Whites. which gives
However. there does not seem to be
so much of u demand for another white
Drecn. IN view OF the great popularity
rieties OF numerous other breeds.
an, neIs make ideal fowls tor farmers
alone because Of their size and prolific
ness. but because their plunIge Is
well adapted to farm conditions and
| II does not soil SO readily as the pl,Im
age of white birds. This is more of
IN m advant; re than one might think if
breeding stock and Matching eggs
Standard weights for Reds are the
Same as Tor Wyandott=s, although the
snolu or contour Of the former is not
The carcass dresses we'll heinz az M
orange-yellow color. The hens MAKE
eoDa mothers and they lay nice egg.
varieties, black and mottlcd: tho Dorni1
niqucs and the Buckeyes complete The
list of American breeds. None are so
extensively bred as the Rocks. Reds
and Wyandottcs. although all Of them
are we'll suited TO the class of gen.
cral purpose fowls.
buckeye. named after the State of
Ohio. where they were originatcJ we're
obtained from Barred Rock crosses on
suii Cochins with an infusion OF Cor
hsn quality ard the offspring vigor
The Black Java first made it's APP
p pea IN america about 1850. 1t
ooi3r. shape and productiveness was
made by American breeders This stock
mas ma since been used in the creation
or new breeds. notably the Barred
Rock. and there is striking resemblance
between the Black Java and Black
0rhington. Javas, attain weights of
pounds for females. They are docile
and readily confined.
The name of the Dominique is close
iy interviewer with our early history
OF poultry, yet the real origin is very
obscure. Some claim that the breed
but apparently this idea is fanciful.
since breed Of these CHARACTERISTIC
was never found there. more rea
Sonablc theory is that the name lust
evoNcd-as an ambiguous term to
cover "A mixed origin
The similarity Of the Barred Rock
falling off in the popularity of the
Dominique. for it is seldom found any
where tb;dhy. Unlike the Rock; how
Dominique has comb resembling the
Wyandottc.
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
OF THE ORPINGTONS
The size. habits and general quail
n nf rffN,,
lish breed. are virtually the same as
the foregoing American breeds. STAN
dard weights run about one half pound
heavier than the Rocks. The shape of
the OrDinSton resembles the Wyan-
dottc or Cochin more than it does
the Rocks. since il is n round. short
legged, short-ncckcd. chunky sort OF
fowl The plumagc, too, is more fluffy
than the Rock, thereby giving the Or
ping -, more ore, rotund appearance
The, orpington family was origin.
ated by one man. William Cook. of
Orpington England. whence these
many color varieties. both single and
rose. comb, as follows: White. buff.
black. spansled, diamonds jubilee and
blue. The whites. blacks and bluffs are
the only varieties bred in large num-
bers in this country. and the whites
are by far the nest popular.
Mr.. Cook had "a definite object in
producing these fowls. He found that
most of the old varieties of English
poultry were inbred too closely for
egg production, and that no one breed
combined laying and table meat quali-
ties to any marked degree. Then. too.
he noted the success OF the Plymouth
Rocks in America. which were then
coming to the fore. and he was de-
termined TO produce like general
utility fowl.
The blacks were exhibited first in
1856. In 1889 the whites were brought
out and in 1884 the Bluffs. Later the
Jubilee and spangled were developed.
finally the blues.