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 . illiams. I think we should put all the value we can on shape,and no less on color. Some specimens exhibited lastwinter were small because of late hatches, but having beenhoused early, they had better color. If we are going tohave Orpingtons, lets have them low and cobby, and un-like Rocks and Langshans.—W. H. Gifford. We should think it would help. The color gives usless trouble than shap
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 . illiams. I think we should put all the value we can on shape,and no less on color. Some specimens exhibited lastwinter were small because of late hatches, but having beenhoused early, they had better color. If we are going tohave Orpingtons, lets have them low and cobby, and un-like Rocks and Langshans.—W. H. Gifford. We should think it would help. The color gives usless trouble than shape.—Goodes and Palmer. I think it would be of greater benefit if more stresswere laid on shape than on color, as every one knowswhat the color should be, while hardly any two judgeshave the same type in mind when they are judging; andthe same is true with the different breeders. This is thereason that a bird will score differently under differentjudges. These things should be made very plain in theStandard and judges should conform to the Standard, re-gardless of what their opinion is as to how an Orpingtonshould look.—D. N. Foster. I do. I consider shape of the first importance.— S-C-W-ORPINGTON CKRL. HEAblNfr ONE OF THE BREEDING- XAR&S AT KtbGE- VIEW FARMS WILLOUGHBY OHIO- CHAPTER IX Orpingtons As Utility Fowl Relative Value of the Three Standard Varieties as Layers and Meat ProducersCarefully and Clearly Presented Edward Brown, F. JL. S., England Editors Note:—The following excellent article, giving the relative merits of the Black, White and Buff Orpingtonsas utility fowls, was written by Professor Brown, who has devoted many vears to the study of the practical qualities ofall domesticated races of poultry and which appeared in The Illustrated Poultry Record, December 1908 POPULARITY is a fickle jade, with hens as withhumans. The fact of a race of poultry attaininga large measure of public favor for a time is noproof of its virtues. Breeds rise and f
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