Show PLYMOUTH ROCKS ARE FIRST more marketable than white feath ered chickens says say prof lip of kansas kana the most marketable breed ot of chickens la Is the barred plymouth rock this decision handed banded down a few days ago by W A lippincott professor of poultry husbandry at the kansas agricultural college answers a question which long lone has haa been als prize winners ithe minds of poultry raising perso persons n a it will be a hard blow to the popular theory that white feath ered chickens are more in demand donahe markets than any other breed doubtless you have stood blood by that bellet all your life and you may ta take e exception to the ruling ot of tb the e court dut but white feathers dont count tor for all the poultry professor says and he has made in packing centers an investigation upon which to base hla his assertions at to their marketable merit prof lippincott ranks the various breeds liko like this barred plymouth rocks white chite Wyan Wyandol dottes tes white plymouth rocks black langhans r leaborne leghorns Leg horns borne brahman Grah Brah maa mas Co cochins chlus scrubs yellow shanks and yellow skin are demanded above everything else the decision says bays further the shanks must be clean and tree free from feathers the body must be plump and of medi I 1 urn um size four to seven pounds tor for roasting birds the breeds that most nearly meet these requirements are the plymouth rocks Wyan dottes and rhode island reds the reason such breeds as duff bun Wyan dottes and rhode island reds do not appear in the list lift just given la Is because they have not been bred in sufficient numbers to make an impression on the market 11 packers ackers are not acquainted with them |