The Farm-poultry . icable tolioiiltry breeding were quite seriously interferedwith by an attack in my flock of malignant of my best birds were lost, although many good oneswere saved. However, a sad experience sometimes has ilsreward, yet it does not always conie in a way we are lookingfor. My cross of a splendid K. C. Rhode Island Ked cockerel,obtained from Kolil. C. futtle, upon an extra fine specimen ofK. C. Brown Leghorn hen from \V. \V. Kulp, has met withmy expectations. Out of eleven cliicks brought to maturitythere were seven intermediate or cross breds — six cockerelsand on
The Farm-poultry . icable tolioiiltry breeding were quite seriously interferedwith by an attack in my flock of malignant of my best birds were lost, although many good oneswere saved. However, a sad experience sometimes has ilsreward, yet it does not always conie in a way we are lookingfor. My cross of a splendid K. C. Rhode Island Ked cockerel,obtained from Kolil. C. futtle, upon an extra fine specimen ofK. C. Brown Leghorn hen from \V. \V. Kulp, has met withmy expectations. Out of eleven cliicks brought to maturitythere were seven intermediate or cross breds — six cockerelsand one pullet. All were a dark red or maroon color, a fewhaving many black or dark lirowii feathers showing on thebreast and wings. All had slate undercolor, rose combs,white earlobes, red eyes, and Leghorn shape. The other fourbirds— three co(-kerels and one i^ullet—were a fine red, as fineas I he best colored Khoile Island Reds. Onlv one of the cock-erels has considerable red in the undercolor, all of the others. none. This one has red earlobes and larger shanks than theothers; also has the shape of tbe R. I. Red. Tbe two otherred cockerels and tbe pullets have tine rose combs, red e\ es,white earlobes, yellow shanks of the Leghorn type, and longand deep keel bones. A peculiar feature is the color of theprimary and secondary wing flights. One side of each featheris a solid black, and the other a fine red. AVhen the wing isclosed the black cannot lie seen. The shape is also distinctly Leghoin, and I regard Ihem »8dominant or prepotent t.\ pes, whose oflspriiig should prodm epure dominants, cross breds, and recessives. In this connic-tion, those who are interested in the scientific breeding ofpoultry should re-read the very instructive and coniprehfnsi\eartidein the issue of FaRM-Poi ltrv of Jan. 15, 1904. Manyof the problems of breeding should find solution in the applica-tion of the principles of breeding therein lucidly presenltd. The largest and best of the red cockerels
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