. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 404 POULTRY CULTURE color types of the Plymouth Rock, it was a type of frequent occur- rence, and as soon as a demand for it arose, the work of fixing the type began. With the materials to work with, this process was comparatively short, and within ten years of its first public appear- ance the color was quite as good as in Buff Cochins. Partridge Plymouth Rocks, and the two following varieties, may be regarded as originally by-products in the manufacture of ^ Wyandotte varieties of the same color. In most varieties of Wyandottes, and par
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 404 POULTRY CULTURE color types of the Plymouth Rock, it was a type of frequent occur- rence, and as soon as a demand for it arose, the work of fixing the type began. With the materials to work with, this process was comparatively short, and within ten years of its first public appear- ance the color was quite as good as in Buff Cochins. Partridge Plymouth Rocks, and the two following varieties, may be regarded as originally by-products in the manufacture of ^ Wyandotte varieties of the same color. In most varieties of Wyandottes, and particularly in the early stages of develop- ment, single combs have occurred frequently; and the single-combed Wy- andotte, though perhaps not of ideal shape, is to all appearances a Plym- outh Rock of the color that it carries. The col- oration of the Partridge Plymouth Rock is of the black-red pattern, exactly following the description of the Partridge Cochin. Some stocks of this vari- ety were made, at least in part, from Brown Leghorn and Partridge Cochin crosses. Silver-Penciled Plymouth Rocks came from the same sources as the Wyandotte of the same description. The coloration is of the black-white pattern, following the Dark Brahma style of markings. Columbian Plymotith Rocks present the Plymouth Rock charac- teristics with the Light Brahma coloration. While some may have been derived from other sources, the single-combed specimens of the Columbian Wyandotte have been a more than sufficient source of supply. Javas. As has been stated, the name "Java" was sometimes given to the Black Cochin. With a more discriminating use of. ^*-'S^^^- :^^M^M Fig. 402. Partridge Plymouth Rock cockerel (Photograph from owner, S. A. Noftzger, North Manchester, Indiana). 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 work
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