. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. birds when mated to- gether or mated with White Plymouth Rock stock. With sporting still occurring, it is easy to accept the statements of the early breeders of Barred Rocks, who say that white sports were com- mon. From the use of white fowls in matings to produce Barred Plymouth Rocks it may be inferred that white specimens were often produced in con- siderable numbers by direct transmission of color and by reversion to known ancestors. It is also probable that many white fowls of this type were produced from accidental crosses. It is f
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. birds when mated to- gether or mated with White Plymouth Rock stock. With sporting still occurring, it is easy to accept the statements of the early breeders of Barred Rocks, who say that white sports were com- mon. From the use of white fowls in matings to produce Barred Plymouth Rocks it may be inferred that white specimens were often produced in con- siderable numbers by direct transmission of color and by reversion to known ancestors. It is also probable that many white fowls of this type were produced from accidental crosses. It is further quite well established that some were produced with design to make a White Plymouth Rock by breeders who preferred that color. Up to the time of their admission to the American Standard, white fowls of this type went by vari- ous names. After that the vari- ations in type were harmonized and strain differences gradually eliminated as in the barred vari- ety. For some time after their introduction the White Rocks ,, . , , , . Fig. igg. White Plymouth Rock hen were usually considered less Vlg- (Photograph from owner, C. E. Hodg- orous than the others, but if that kins, Northampton, Massachusetts) Fig. 398- White Plymouth Rock cock, owned by Urban Farms, Pine Ridge, Buffalo, New York (Photograph by Schilling). 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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