| Show PLYMOUTH SOCK ROCK IS MOST POPULAR LAR BRE BREED ED se Z FLOCK OF PUREBRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS Prepa od h by the he united states state depart tuen me 0 I 1 A agriculture allu or 1 the T th alock art chicken chicken be ahna be been or n for yam y ars the most molt popular or breed la in the lifted lofted states state the barred barre it ply mouth rock was I 1 the original variety artery and was one developed in a it the united states various line lines ot 1 ba blood I 1 it being ivied oil 1 in the making it la probable that the Dandin que the black cochin achl the black J jaa the brahma and ad the flat pit game were used cd tor far this pulp purpose the size and apa or dop of nil 11 the file r art lari effes of Phi mouth rocks are sup aup DO plied ed to be ill identical in general the br breed ed troy be described ai a good rather long bodied chicken W with ith fairi fairly breast and good y lieth of body sh otting when dred dr ed a welt ell r rounded tied compact g carcass va this breed has a single comb and yellow let acs ics bill and skin the standard weight eight of rocks cocks is nine and a half pounds of hens so seen and a hat half pounds cockerels cocker els eight pounds put pul let lets six P pounds its illey are lasers of good ack brown shelled eggs and are reputed esp especially 1 as winter anter lasers beai pop popular farm F fowl wl 71 7 the barred PI ph mouth rock 1 la IS by tar far the mt m t popular general purpose or OP firm f f fowl this variety has haa so wl tong long ber been a favorite with the general public that the barred color la Is gee gea really era 11 y a associated coated with quality in table fod the barred Ily raymouth mouth rock plumage Is a grayish white each feath er V of which I 1 is crossed b bv dark bar bara which ft huh are almost black it is desired that these burs bars should be as even in width as paralle paral lil ll as st ight and as well oell carried it down wn to the ski skin as pos state sible lich lach feather should end with a narrow dark tip the barring g in the hackle and saddle is narrower titan than in other sections the alternating dark and light let bara give a bluish cast 1 or op shade to the general color which should he be e een so throughout the surface it 1 is common for solid black feathers or ol feather which are partly black to items in prati practically cally all strains I 1 in n tills this varle variety tv hut but this should not be taken aads tads as ag a sign eign of inputs impure b breeding g B blace la L spots spot file ai also common occurrences ene es 0 on n the shanks particularly in females but tins this do does not indicate lum there mere is a decided tendency tor for the males I IS of tills this variety to come lighter in color than the the females aud ad tor for this resu sect bran breeder dess s ale sf e min ally obliged to resort to two separate parate fie one for far t the he pi of males ot of stand ard or exhibition color and the of other er for far the production of f females of stand food ard or exhibition enter color this system ot of breeding Is known as dial IS met mat lug ing I 1 in mating for males at of 0 ful toof ion color a male of beat about Ild goa color is used with ith media dark fe males or those two or three short shadia darker the than females or of exhibition eel col or ll in winch ill 1 the 1 11 barring 11 sa 11 dIl distinct lt and 1 as narrow as Ima possible loble showing shelling a clear cut line beta between ors the black and A white him bars bar this testing mating Is known kneen as the cockerel mating matin bece bec e it pro ilmi a dorater gi eater pore percentage tage of is ildi do aoa or standard enter color bald males while hill t the females produced aie to too do daik 1 la en color 1 or for sell exhibition h ibitson ibi tion but me aie stat suitable sui tible lile fr fo cantona continuing mg this line of brec breeding dg in mating for far reales females 0 of f exhibition color fee females 1 es c of about standard color are used lilii fill a medium light fight niuta male or one that is two or three chiche lighter thau than males of exhibition cut color but which shows hw distinct b barring bif and as strong herring barring m the matricidal as aa can be ob all talked ims mating Is lou known as the pullet mating because it produces produce a greater percentage of ferni females of ex lolor color while the males pro dorcil are to too unlit for exhibition but way may be used to continue this line of bristling breeding white plymouth rock th the NN white hire plymouth rock la Is the beconi ad roost P popular variety of this later breed if all the of the white plymouth rock are supposed to be id identical cicat with those or of the barred hi mouth rock back except color 1 I As a matter ot of feet fact the file ingate r F lamoth 0 tends to run somewhat lilacs to iu lye flye f and nd the tl ape ile is a little more are on form orm and a little better than that of the faired plymouth rok rock in color the white whit plymouth rock should be a pure white throughout free from work ticking licking and frean any brassiness bra or seid creaminess a heuff the alie buff plymouth rock 1 Is statin asli gulshen from the other rocks by the cubic color alone which should be an aa even shade ot at golden buff throughout shafting or ill the forres for res of fea feathers thre having a shaft of differ different esit color from ties the artst I 1 st at the flautist ather tt and ad ne ellems or cr tu file presence of oe feathers athera fc sprinkled W mth th lights lighter 1 color as tho though powder pd vill kui meat meal are undesirable As deep an of bu buff fr a si I 1 it Is possible to obtain la is des desirable irble there 1 Is a great difference rea of pillion opinion as aa to what con at i lot a dealt fib a buff color some same ta fa aorl 0 1 I 1 of ig t the h a elgh lighter ter color do approaching lemon I 1 man ill while tie oth others sm favor a much alk S er r b baft u fr approaching reil the cpr tant me point is to hine the shade as even ecca as a possible over the entire sur face new varieties the silver 31 I 1 v er penciled PI mouth rock bock Is one of ill llie new varieties its iti plum age is distinctive and veny beautiful in general the plumage of the male I 1 consists alste ot 1 B n silver ail white top color ov over the shoulders it and b bick 1 the hadj and ad so saddle addle striped with fib bit black ek the rest of the body plumage piecing including the main tell tall feathers feather and sickles Is black the aings a bugs when fold ed it show how a bar of black artmon ort extending mon across below the shoulder should pr below this the I 1 wing ing she shows a is white late due to the file white tills on the outside of the lo in the female the file general trend of color la 1 gra gm with dolo dolot delicate t distinct go concen e trie penciling of darl dark on each feather e except apt lpt the Ine hackle ekle each ill feather of which is I 1 silvery white with a black center shot sh otting ing a slight gray penciling a and the main tail feathers chiu 1 or are black with the file I 1 two top feathers show how ing some penciling the color of the plumage Is practically the same as aa that of the dark brahma th the partridge plymouth bulk 1 ii al 0 so one of the newer varieties ri effes of this breed the coloring of this variety is very cry attractive and is practically the same as that of the partridge cochin and also of the sleep penciled pl ali mouth aock except that the white of the loher penciled is replaced by red or reddish blown the he Clil plymouth rock it a variety artery of Compari corn par I 1 me recent 1 I origin 1 Is 1 vert 11 attractive 1 in coloring and has quite popular in general the color is white the hackle feathers be in ins black back I 1 with a narrow s edging it g m a of white and the call main tell tall feathers black the tail coverts converts being black wit with a ill dis white lacing the wings whig alto 1 carry some same blink black on the primary nod aud secondary fth f feathers th which adell Is almost hidden when the file wings aings are folded the color of this variety is practically the same a as tint thit of the light bimm |
