. Annual catalogue of the National Columbian Wyandotte Club. Wyandotte chicken; Chickens. 34 NATIONAL colu:mbian wvani:otte club catai,oguk J HF FOWL "Uolunibi;in W'yaii- clottes," Black on While, in a bow at her back, can you beat it? Can under her arms and tied you show nie anything today in the shape of a cliicken, that looks more attractive on lawji or in field, than one of these little plain White Quaker Ladies, with a black scarf thrown around her neck, and then tucked There you have the Col- umbian Wyandotte hen. Can you beat it? No. Then the stately cock with the
. Annual catalogue of the National Columbian Wyandotte Club. Wyandotte chicken; Chickens. 34 NATIONAL colu:mbian wvani:otte club catai,oguk J HF FOWL "Uolunibi;in W'yaii- clottes," Black on While, in a bow at her back, can you beat it? Can under her arms and tied you show nie anything today in the shape of a cliicken, that looks more attractive on lawji or in field, than one of these little plain White Quaker Ladies, with a black scarf thrown around her neck, and then tucked There you have the Col- umbian Wyandotte hen. Can you beat it? No. Then the stately cock with the same trimmings and to make him the dashing gallant gent,— takes on some heavy lac- ings for his saddle, sim- ply to mark him as the Knight he is. Show me today any flock of ten or fifteen hens and a cock bird that will attract more attention for a nature study than tliis flock of Columliian Wyandotes, on field or lawn. Now from the Farmer's standpoint. There is notiiing today as an egg layer that will beat the Wyandottes for the Fall and Winter months,— October, November, December or .Taiuiarv. Any old hen \\ill get the notion to hiy from February on. Why! Spring is here knocking at our doors and the old hen knows she Juifi to lay. Early March hatched Columbian Wyandottes, will lay in September and October—I had eighteen out of twenty-four that did it in 1912, and withou any special care either, as I was away from home during July, August and September. What have we as a broiler eight weeks old? Did you ever see one properly raised and taken care of for spring broilers; one to one and one- half ])ounds, as pretty and plump a partridge broiler as you ever laid eyes on, witli none of the objectional black pin feathers showing. F HEif Am xSPEGI AL tgis. ? &/f£P^ AT BAGimr^vit^^ 0*^N£0 B'J Da JdmT7WH~'lMIf,^.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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