Show t DESIRABLE HEAVY HEA VY T TABLE ABLE FOWL FROM GAME ANCESTRY Dark Cornish Not Pugnacious However Although Males Fight Among Themselves as Do Those of Other Breeds It Has Grained Fine-Grained Meat i t BY LOUIS PAUL GR GRAHAM L Copyright 1313 1113 by Eugene Euene Co Tho Time Dark Cornish formerly called the Cornish In Indian Jan Game originated in inthe inthe inthe the count county of ot Cornwall Wales whore It is largely bred From there thero It spread over tho the British empire and arid to the tho I United States Statements regarding tho origin of this fowl towi are arc areen very ery conflicting At one onetime onetime onetime time it was maintained maintaIn d that th breed was a direct importation from the Eat East Indies This was as probably duo to its resemblance to one of ot Its progenitors the tIme Aseel Game which Is of Asiatic origin However tho the consensus o or of opinion h leans ans toward a no cross of or the Aseel Ascel on old English Game and a top cross of or Malay Game These crosses wore made arid and tho breed originated about seventy years ealS ago and the bre breed d established and Improved both in fancy anc requirements and table qualities HO no that it is now a most desirable fowl It has lias been used extensively for tor crossing cross cross- lug ing with other varieties to obtain fine tine grained heavy table poultry and Is itself included in the tho ancestry of or some of our most popular American American Ameri Amen can br breeds cds Tho The Dark Cornish was wa extremely popular popular popular pop pop- ular in America about twenty years ears ago its full tull plump breast and rich yellow skin and logs making It a n. de desirable desirable de- de and attractive addition to our table fowls rowls It I Is however a heavy- heavy boned fowl sIo slow low In growth This hatten latter lat hat ten tel fact operates op against its successful use uso in Its purity on large poultry farms farma making mal tho the growing crowin of table poultry a a. specialty It Is is however cr used by them extensively for tor crossing with other fowls for this purpose and such crosses produce the finest quality of 3 fowls 4 As a layer la tho the Dark Cornish hen 1 I does docs not rank high in the number numbe of eggs per por year bu but t her hr eggs are aro conceded conceded con con- f ceded to bo be very vory rich and fine flavored In shape the tho Dark Cornish i Is like the illustration giving th tha impression of or i massiveness and muscular development and creating the wrong impre impression that I It is a a. ferocious fighter which it con car Is Js not Tho The males will of course courso fight among themselves about as na do and other lIk like fowls 10 but It has none of ot tho the to tho disposition of ot the Games Its legs ar Are short thick and set wide on the fow fowl its shoulders broad and prominent ih th ih breast tu full arid and round and tho head broad and short with tho distinctly characteristic of ot a an overhanging brow In color tho the male is glossy CT black excepting the secondary feathers feath teath- em ers of tho wings s which are dark r red 4 d' dedge edged edge with black and the tho n neck ok hackle each cach feather of ot which is 1 shafted with crimson The Tho has a a. black hackle with a 0 red shaft to each feather The main tail tali feathers are black Th The Tha balance balanco bal hal anco ance of or her feathering i is a a. deep bay laced with glossy greenish black The Tho formation of this lacing follows tono tho the outline of ot tho the feather Tn The Th males weigh from 7 to 9 pounds ponna a and ana the females from G 5 55 to 6 pounds It I ls is ono one of ot our moat most interesting interesting- fowl to breed to perfection and it Its ita breeder r. r are aro very ardent fanciers There Is n no doubt that I it t is a a. source of or considerable satisfaction to raise e exceptionally rood specimens ns of ot this breed and exhibit them to fellow s. There Is IB s. s decided Increase in the number of ot these thell fowls being boing shown which seems ms to In dl te that the Dark Cornish at ar r r re JOe J gaining their popularity |