. 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. Orpington chicken. 56 THE ORPINGTONS the very name Jubilee has tended in no small measure to prevent the variety becoming as popular as its good qual- ities merit. It is a difficult title for the public to grasp; and, moreover, it does not convey the slightest notion as to the color. Had it been christened the spangled, or even the speckled, it would undoubtedly have had a much greater v
. 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. Orpington chicken. 56 THE ORPINGTONS the very name Jubilee has tended in no small measure to prevent the variety becoming as popular as its good qual- ities merit. It is a difficult title for the public to grasp; and, moreover, it does not convey the slightest notion as to the color. Had it been christened the spangled, or even the speckled, it would undoubtedly have had a much greater vogue, since it is a really handsome fowl, and one which will provide the true fancier with ample scope for his talent. "For some years after its introduction the Jubilee was practically unknown to the general fancier, and it was not much exhibited until the Variety Orpington Club was started in 1903. It was said to have been extensively bred prior to the latter year; but this is very questionable—if the extensive breeding refers to the variety under itf new name. "As a matter of fact, the early specimens exhibited as Diamond Jubilee Orpingtons greatly resembled a some- what nondescript race of fowls which was common in the old days in the southeastern counties of England, and which has re- cently been evolved into the Speckled Sussex. To put it in plainer lauguage, the Jubilee is merely an 'improvement'—if I may be permitted to use the word without in any way wishing to disparage the beauties of our ancient races of poultry —-of the speckled farm-yard fowl indigenous to the country of Sussex. And to- day, since the Sussex Poul- try Club has taken its own breed in hand for exhi- bition purposes, it is very difficult for the general public—aye, and the ordi- nary poultry fancier— to distinguish between the two varieties. "As has been stated, its name does not give one any idea as to the color of the Jubilee; it is a parti-colored va- riety. The ideal aims
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