Show HAMBURG ONE OF OLDEST OF 1 STANDARD BREEDS OF FO Is Very Prolific Layer and Beautifully Plumed but Not Gj G Commercial Proposition n Beca Because se Its Eggs t Are So Small nv nr LOUtS PAUl ol fl 1 1113 13 by Th The Co The Hamburg Is Js one of or our oldest oIlIest standard breeds of or poultry It orl originated mated In Holland but tal takes es its name The Penciled Penciled Pen Pen- from the city of or Hamburg oiled varieties were the first of or these and the Spangled Blacks and Whites U mica were originated In Great Britain where they the aro are extensively I bred The fhe breed was w known wn as the Dutch day Every Layer because ul of or Its Ilea heavy neavy laying propensities and was fr greatly popular among fanciers an antI and l small breeders Hooks Books of or authority b by b man many noted writers devote oto considerable erable space to describing tho the merits of or this fowl Cowl Their good laying qualities appear appeal to have ha made malIc them popular for at l least ast two centuries and tIle the they were used In iii tho the making of several Sc of our most popular pop pop- ular varieties The Span Spangled led were the tho product of or the h fanciers fancier who crossed the orl original Dutch Every day Layer which was of oC the Penciled variety va a with some of or the British fowl rowl Mr Harrison W Weir t Ir lr states that this was the old spotted-breasted spotted Game At any nn ratu produced a fowl which was essentially beautiful slightly larg larger r rth th than n the Penciled yet et an nn equally good layer lael These Spangled Hamburg I are aro of two varieties Golden and Silver cr Both have havo been produced In the tho same sanle manner man ner ncr anti and have been developed to a distinctive dis 1118 o type and anti beauty that Is solely the their II own Their plumage pluma e rivals tho tilo pheasants In color and this fact caused them to be he known as Pheasant among certain people S. S At first sight the Hamburg would appear to be a ar tile the ruo most t useful of our brer breMs s of or tr try i It l has hitis has bce bon boen bred f for Cor r a l lon long t ij and Is 15 certainly one of or the most h b hi U or of our dome tlc fowls whit prolific laying is unquestioned i eggs however aro are small and fowl Itself Is small sinai so that as an proposition for Cor larJ large e uti mil flocks the Hamburg will wiil not ana ans To 10 the small AmaH breeder however or or ora I a b beautiful beautiful and useful homo home flock Spangled Golden Hamburg has m mi attractions it IK in a R. graceful ll fowl Its large red rose comb and pend wattles and tho the large white earl earH mal make e It very striking It Its plumIs plumI plum plumi I 11 Is a handsome re reddish golden co col each feather finish finishing InS In a L big ro rot green black sp spangle iule 4 Tho The hens hen are arc docile and easily l h W dle lied died although being small the they i tI fly out of or an Inclosure unless tilO tho thosa S Is 15 covered co Good lie hens will la lay moro more than LOO OO e eggs bS a n. year these the are arc always useful Their ci c ei are as fertile as n Le Leghorn 1 the chicks if l kept ePt dr dry will flom flon lou and grow well Tho The surplus stock sloe always valuable for use on tho Ii h lit table but will not sell readily In Icet due ue to tt-i their bluish white 5 s blue le legs s and ancl small size when tires A As a fancy fanc fowl however their br In Ing Is 15 i a Interesting Interesting- study t The difficulty of oC securing perfect In their wide range of or color the greatest r skill of their breeders |