. The Farm-poultry. ntroducedwith uniform points of a fancier fowl theybecame at once great favorites and metwith deserved success. Persistent, intelligent efforts on the partof the Brown Jjeghorn fancier has broughtthem up to the present high standard ofperfection. These fanciers are to be con-gratulated upon the improvement theyha\e attained. In the Brown leghorns we have com-bined grace, beauty and usefulness in ahigher degree than in any other are undoubtedly the most attractivefowl of today. Thete certainly is nothinghandsomer than a Hock of these beautifulbirds and especially
. The Farm-poultry. ntroducedwith uniform points of a fancier fowl theybecame at once great favorites and metwith deserved success. Persistent, intelligent efforts on the partof the Brown Jjeghorn fancier has broughtthem up to the present high standard ofperfection. These fanciers are to be con-gratulated upon the improvement theyha\e attained. In the Brown leghorns we have com-bined grace, beauty and usefulness in ahigher degree than in any other are undoubtedly the most attractivefowl of today. Thete certainly is nothinghandsomer than a Hock of these beautifulbirds and especially if they can be kepton a nice green lawn. They are goodlayers—lay a large white egg and the gen-tleman or lady who intends to keep a fewhandsome and useful fowls cannot pos-sibly select better ones than the BrownLeghorns. They have held their own sowell, because of their commer(;ial value,aside from their value as a fanciers fowl.—Ei-i,\ I t, in American S. C. BrownLeghorn Club Catalog. Hanford, Size, Substance, an<^ Quality in a Single Comb Brown Leghorn Hen* of the Nineties. feel satisfied that is a mistake. I do notrecollect seeing any Brown Leghorns thatwere bred from the ls52 importation. In is.):; Captain (iates brought the sec-ond lot of Leghorns from Leghorn, were left with Mr. liussell, a stablekeeper. These were Brown leghorns —the tirst Brown Leghorns we have anyauthentic account of. We called themKed Leghorns at that time. I oftenvisited the poultry yards of Mr. birds did not have as large combs asthose imported in IS52. The breasts ofthe males were dark salmon color, oftenmixed with black feathers. Some hadwhite sickle feathers and some had whitein primaries. The females were good lay-ers and were never broody. I worked for Mr. Fish four years. InIS5s I came to California. Returned tomy old home in 1875 and while there sawSir. Brown, and while talking with himhe assured me he still owned Brown Leg-horns and that they
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