. Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties. Orpington chicken. THE ORPINGTONS 43 sired the hen which I still own and which has always won when shown. She is the mother of my hen, "Pertelote,"' who won first at New York in 1908, and of many good hens in my flock. I have made many mistakes but have tried to learn from every available source. In my early mating I had expert advice and also in preparing my first birds for sh
. Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties. Orpington chicken. THE ORPINGTONS 43 sired the hen which I still own and which has always won when shown. She is the mother of my hen, "Pertelote,"' who won first at New York in 1908, and of many good hens in my flock. I have made many mistakes but have tried to learn from every available source. In my early mating I had expert advice and also in preparing my first birds for showing. It was money well invested. I visited, when possible, the poultry plants of others, both of this country and England, and learned always something helpful. Introducing New Blood New blood is introduced with extreme caution and carefully toemarked more than one year. I have disposed of every chick from such mating because of undesirable qualities thus introduced. I have three times imported cockerels from England;. BUFF ORPINGTON COCK Winner of first prize and cup at AUentown, Pa., 1908; first, two silver cups and gold special for best shaped male at Madison Square Garden, New York, 1908-9; first and shape special at Boston, 1909, and flrst at Cleveland, 1909. Bred and owned by Sunswick Poultry Farm. twice direct from the home estate of Mr. Wm. Cook, Sr., and once from Mr. Wm. Bell. I have never paid what would be considered high prices as I could not afford it and most of the work of my small poultry plant I do myself. My First Exhibition My first experience in showing birds was at Spring- field, Mass., and was on this wise: A family of college girls in my home noticed that at the coming poultry show a five pound box of chocolate creams was offered to the woman whose exhibit won the most points and begged me to send my hens down to secure the creams for them; as a joke I promised to do it. I knew nothing of shows, had visited but one, but I had a slight acquaintance with
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