The New York herald., 1922-02-12

WYE almost forgot to tell you that
M/ friend Steve accompanied us on
our trip. We were glad to have
Steve along. He is forever sticking out his
knows about poultry, and we were glad of
the opportunity to display our own knowl-
edge of the subject With what success
we displayed it you will soon discover.
Look at the big white Leghorn!" we
cried, pointing to an inclosure in which
an enormous pure white rooster was strut
ting grandly
toss of the hand, lis not Leghorn. 1t is
that size"
a Leghorn."
portunity to rub it in, they are both
white. In the same sense golden rod and
bananas are alike. Both are yellow"
That silenced us for while.
We'll, there's a white Leghorn all
right" we cried a moment later, pointing
to another beautiful white fowl that pa
raded magnifcently in another coop.
That" said Steve quietly, lis white
Minorca."
But" we started to protest again, 'it
looks just like"
There are no butts about it, you poor
fish," said Steve firmly, "it's a white Mi
norca. Where did you study poultry?"
We reminded Steve that somewhere in
the wild of Middlesex county, New Jersey,
we own a farm and that on the farm we
have some white Leghorns, and if these
chickens didn't look like our own we vol
unteered to eat bushel of chick feed, q
shovelful at time.
"They do resemble your chickens" said
Steve-and our face lit up, for we were
glad he recognized the resemblance-"in
that they also have two legs apiece and
beak." Our jaw dropped. 1t hit the floor
and we didn't bother to pick it up.
But surely that white hen in the coop
ten feet to the left-she looked like first
cousin of one of our own--was Leghorn.
A feller couldn't be wrong forever.
'You were right about. those others,
Steve" we began, but that chicken over
there to the left-yeah, that's the one-is
a white Leghorn. And a dandy, too
Healthy looking, isn't she? I'll bet she's
a good layer. l always say if you get
good white Leghorn you've got as good
chicken as money can buy"
That" said Steve, serenely putting away
on his cigar, 'is white Lamona."
"Quit your kidding, Steve"
I'm not kidding It's a white Lamona."
"Lamona! Ha! ha! That's a good one
You made that up. There aren't any
chickens by that name"
"All right look up the number of the
coop in the program and you'll see'
That's right" we acknowledged in a
hollow tone when we had looked 1t up, 'it's
a white Lamona. But, gosh, Steve, 1t does
look like a white Leghorn."
Doubtless" said Steve, doubtless" his
eyes twinkling as he took another, puff. He
was having all the better of it. Soon he
would be Growing as Justify as any rooster
on the premises. Confound the mans su-
perior knowledge
But our fowl luck changed a moment
later, we were sure. In adjoining coops we
spotted two of the prettiest white Leg
horns (what else could they be now that
we had had Orpingtons, Minorcas and La
monas)-that ever adorned a henhouse.
What healthy active birds! They we're so
full of energy they simply couldn't stand
still. They danced all over the coops-( the
step, doubtless, was the Leghornpipe)-
until we almost decided to buy 'em. A
pair of sprightly birds like those, we
thought, would be nice addition to the
old hennery
Shaping Steve on the back, we cried
with enthusiasm, THAT, you pernicketty
old expert, is what / would call fine pair
of Leghorns!"
81 wouldn't" said Steve calmly, 'the one
on the right is White Rock, the one on
the left a. White Wyandotte."
but, Steve we protested once more, but
this time with sad lack of assurance,
you don't mean to say that
Look up the numbers in the book II
you don't believe me-" said Steve with as
much insouciance as ever, "and, by the
way, take my advice-spend year in an
agricultural college before you attempt to
discuss the subject OF chickens again."
A few minutes later we passed still an
other coop in which white hen held forth
We weren't going to be caught this time.
That" we said with what was a brave
show Of facetiousness for man who had
been effectively squelched all afternoon,
"is a White Rock, Orpington, Minorca, La
mona, or Wyandotte."
Wrong again." said Steve taking an
other puff, "it is a white Leghorn."