Show Barred Plymouth Rocks Great American Breed Most Widely Known Bird in it U United States Has Undo Undoubted Advantages as to Breeding and Egg Producing and Is Hardy and a Good Forager BY LOUIS PAUL GRAHAM C Copyright bt 1312 1922 bj bj- tb THE Barred Plymouth Rock enjoys i the distinction of or being the first strictly American breed to become generally gon- gon orally Crany popular Back Dacle In Iii tJ tho o infancy of or the American poultry fancy Cancy the tho range of ot variety was limited consistIng consistIng consisting consist- consist Ing only of Shanghai s Spanish Games Gaines and what were lUlO known t alS a Numberless Numberless' crosses cro made malle and until an nn actual t typo po of ot shape and color was sas agreed upon about 1878 these crosses were SOro kno knoby known by the tho doubtful appellation of ot the Great American Mongrel ret It seems to be generally agreed authorities that tho the among day Barred Plymouth Rock flock la lit descended from froni tho the cross of ot tho the old Dominique and what was ns then known as tho Black Java tho the latter being of ot Asiatic origin The Tho new breed took It in is doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful tul that any other breed is as ns well known in America toda today Tho The most limited In knowledge of varieties of poultry will ili Immediately name flame the Plymouth Rock This Tills simply lImply shows widely It has been heon bred brell Its how Undisputed undisputed un un- disputed qualities of ot furnishing both botha a a. toothsome carcass of ot good quality and Weight and ancl being belnE heavy layers of ot largo large brown eggs ns LIS well veil an nR a fowl foi that cnn can rough it has hns made mado It ex- ex popular with the tho American farmer It Il la Is a good forager lor and will satisfactory rc results even e under conditions not the tho beat best Tile The chicks are hustlers and rugged being rapid 1 growers This fact bas nas McGuckin company been ono one which t made tade PI Plymouth mouth Rocks flocks extremely popular for broilers The They make mako good capons and good roasting fowls and their yellow skin akin and ad legs and full breasts mako make them quick easy enay sellers in the tho markets As a fancy Cancy fowl tho the Barred Rock flock Rock has many admirers For a time I It t was wa the tho most popular varlet variety You will find many specimens in every overy exhibition exhibition tion ion of poultry and the interest is such that fanciers will sill pay big prices for specimens to wIn vin There Thero is Iii considerable art and ap application application application ap- ap and patience needed to breed winning Barred Rocks flocks They cannot bo be thrown together haphazard and good results be obtained It has taken many of ot our best beat breeders almost a lifetime to perfect and keep In perfection perfection perfection tion the strain which the they are breeding breed breed- ing and yet ct they the are arc probably more enthusiastic over oyer tho the merits of their variety than thon are arc the breeders of ot somo some other fowl which requires le ic less 8 skill For backyard nock lock there Is certainly certain certain- ly h nothing better It Il has already demonstrated dent dem UH its worth as tho the farmers farmer's fowl antI and for tor th the fancier It Is worthy is skill Kill In n breeding brooding and antI will wm best of 1 hi his give give Ivo considerable satisfaction In return for caro and patience in breeding It Jl doesn't matter Vh why you ol elect ct to breed Barred Rocks flocks either elthor for fancy for tho the farm farill flock or for your our own little backyard backard table supply in any can be bo assured of ot plenty of or you OU and toothsome broll- broll big big brown eggs egg anti and when your erb en roasters a table n needs neds d th them thU |