Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 22.—White Orpington Cockerel. First prize and champion male atthe great Pittsburgh show, January, Second prize at New YorkMadison Square Garden, February, 1915. (Bred and owned by J. J. Cooley,Dormont, Pittsburgh, Pa.) The Single Comb Buff Orpington was also originated byMr. Cook. These were produced by mating colored DorkingpuUets to Golden Spangled Hamburg males, and pullets ofthis mating were bred to male Buff Cochins. By mating a White Leghorn cock to Black Hambmg females 64 POULTEY CULTURE and these pullets mated to a male White Dorking
Poultry culture sanitation and hygiene . Fig. 22.—White Orpington Cockerel. First prize and champion male atthe great Pittsburgh show, January, Second prize at New YorkMadison Square Garden, February, 1915. (Bred and owned by J. J. Cooley,Dormont, Pittsburgh, Pa.) The Single Comb Buff Orpington was also originated byMr. Cook. These were produced by mating colored DorkingpuUets to Golden Spangled Hamburg males, and pullets ofthis mating were bred to male Buff Cochins. By mating a White Leghorn cock to Black Hambmg females 64 POULTEY CULTURE and these pullets mated to a male White Dorking producedthe Single Comb White Orpington. The standard requires the cock to weigh 10 pounds; cockerel, pounds; hen, 8 pounds; pullet, 7 The Redcaps.—This is one of the oldest English are non-sitters. They are good egg producers. TheRedcaps have a distinctive massive rose comb. THE BREEDS OF POULTRY 65 The standard requires the cock to weigh poumls: cock-erel, 6 pounds; hen, 6 pounds; pullet, 5 pounds. The Sussex.—This is an old, distinct, and excellent breedof EngUsh origin, and has just been admitted to the AmericanStandard of Perfection. There are two varieties—namely, Speckled and Red. The standard weights for th(> Sussex ai-e: For the cock,9 pounds; cockerel, r : 1}/^ pounds; hen, 7pounds; pullet, 6pounds. The Cornish.—There are threevarieties of theC Ornish b r e e d—namely, Dark,White, and WhiteLaced Red. The Cornishfowl originated in(.ornwall, England,from which itsname is were pro-duced by crossinga Black BreastedRed Game on aRed A s e e 1 im-ported from there w a sintroduced into this cross blood of the Sumatra Game. The Cornish is characterized by having
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