Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties . ibitedfive or more years ago? There has been asteady improvement inshape and color in all varie-ties of Orpingtons in thepast five years. As to shapethis is especially true of theBuffs and Whites. There issome doubt whether therehas been any great advancein the matter of size, withthe possible exception ofthe Blacks.—A. L. Good-win. Taking it for granted that American birds are meant,the
Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties . ibitedfive or more years ago? There has been asteady improvement inshape and color in all varie-ties of Orpingtons in thepast five years. As to shapethis is especially true of theBuffs and Whites. There issome doubt whether therehas been any great advancein the matter of size, withthe possible exception ofthe Blacks.—A. L. Good-win. Taking it for granted that American birds are meant,the Orpington of today is superior in every respect to hisforbear of five years ago. showing better type, size andcolor.—H. H. Kingston, Jr. A wonderful improvement.—C. A. Moxley. There has been a startling improvement. Winnersat big shows five years ago would be worth about $ A few individual specimens then approached thepresent type, but the general average was extremely farfrom the present ideal.—Milton W. Brown. They are much better, especially in shape and color.—E. A. Haring. I remember very well the Orpingtons that were ex-hibited for the first time at the Madison Square Garden,. which was in 1899. I then noticed the peculiar shape, whichindicated to me that the Orpington can grow more meaton her deep long breast than any other fowl. I was somuch impressed with that one good point that I boughtsome and ever since have kept them to my greatest sat-isfaction. The American fanciers have certainly improvedthe shape and size of the Orpington hens, compared withthose from England exhibited at the Madison Square Gar-den Show for a number of successive years. The color,particularly in the Buffs, has been improved also, if notchanged to a lighter buff than formerly shown. All fan-ciers, I think, agree to the present shape of the femaleOrpingtons. In the S. C. Black male classes, however, theAmerican Standard is open for discussion. The BlackOrpington male cannot h
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