. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES, BREEDS, AND VARIETIES OF FOWLS 415 when first taken up by fanciers, they were bred as three vari- eties. Later the pea-combed variety was dropped. It is said that they were exhibited as Rhode Island Reds at shows in southern Massachusetts about 18 79-18 80. No classes were provided for them at shows until about twenty years later. They were not shown at New York and Boston until about 1900. For some years they were very uneven in color, ranging from buff to a chocolate brown, with size and shape quite as variable. Gradually the col
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES, BREEDS, AND VARIETIES OF FOWLS 415 when first taken up by fanciers, they were bred as three vari- eties. Later the pea-combed variety was dropped. It is said that they were exhibited as Rhode Island Reds at shows in southern Massachusetts about 18 79-18 80. No classes were provided for them at shows until about twenty years later. They were not shown at New York and Boston until about 1900. For some years they were very uneven in color, ranging from buff to a chocolate brown, with size and shape quite as variable. Gradually the color was devel- oped as a rich, brilliant red with black in the tail and wings and a little black ticking in the hackle of the female; the size and shape also were made more uniform and more in conformity with other American varieties of this class. For some years after it was taken up by fanciers, interest in the Rhode Island Red was mostly confined to southern New Fig. 425. Single-Combed Rhode Island Red cock. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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