Show early Poultry men the popularity of the american class of fowls began with an exhibit of especially attractive barred plymouth rocks rock by D A upham of Wil wilsonville sonville conn at worcester in march 1809 for a long time mr upham was erroneously credited with having originated the breed but it Is now well established that the stock was brought from england by some of the earliest settlers of plymouth the white plymouth rock la Is of similar origin the first man in the new world to begin poultry keeping and the service of poultry keepers as a full time business was isaac K F felch of natick mass who began in 1870 and for efty fifty years was actively engaged in promoting poultry culture in every part ot of the united states long before he was known as the father of poultry culture in america |