. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 434. Single-Combed Buff Orpington pullet' is the result of the blending of all these stocks. This variety was intro- duced to the public in 1894. To-day it is rated the most popular of English varieties in the colonies, as well as in the mother country. White Orpingtons (single- and rose- comb). This variety was said by the originator to have resulted from crosses of White Leghorn, Black Hamburg, Single-Comb White Dorking, and Cuckoo Dorking. It was brought out in 1889. The appearance of the White Orpington indicates White Cochin blo
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 434. Single-Combed Buff Orpington pullet' is the result of the blending of all these stocks. This variety was intro- duced to the public in 1894. To-day it is rated the most popular of English varieties in the colonies, as well as in the mother country. White Orpingtons (single- and rose- comb). This variety was said by the originator to have resulted from crosses of White Leghorn, Black Hamburg, Single-Comb White Dorking, and Cuckoo Dorking. It was brought out in 1889. The appearance of the White Orpington indicates White Cochin blood as one of its important factors. With the White Dorking this would produce the type more directly and more uniformly than the more complex crosses. As the variety was made just after the White Wyandotte and White Plymouth Rock in this country, these might easily have been used in the making of it. Indeed, with the two styles of comb the White Orpington, like the white varieties of the class in this country, made a place for any smooth-legged fowl, of the color desired, not readily referred to a previ- ously existing breed. Diamond Jubilee Orping- tons (single- and rose-comb) were brought out in 1897, the year of the Diamond. Fig. 435. Single-Combed Buff Orpington cock, a rugged type ^ 1 Photograph from owner, Miss H. E. Hooker, South Hadley, Massachusetts. ' Photograph from United States Department of 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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