The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ve equalinfluence in the matings of all black fowls. Because of the influence of this excessive strength ofcolor, it is our opinion that the careless mixing of same togain the rich sheen, so much desired, gives us the purple-barring, and we do not believe that the sunlight has muchinfluence for or against this barring. It is rather to be sup-posed that it is the color influence from one to the other iabi:eeding for the rich color that comes from the use of theseover
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . ve equalinfluence in the matings of all black fowls. Because of the influence of this excessive strength ofcolor, it is our opinion that the careless mixing of same togain the rich sheen, so much desired, gives us the purple-barring, and we do not believe that the sunlight has muchinfluence for or against this barring. It is rather to be sup-posed that it is the color influence from one to the other iabi:eeding for the rich color that comes from the use of theseover or too richly colored males. Often this purple comesin the plumage of the very richest colored specimens. Sel-dom is there any sign of it in dull colored specimens. We know that cream or yellow color in the plumage ofa white male may spoil his entire progeny. This we arfrassured of in all white fowls, and this alone tells us that aweaker shade of color has a strong influence over the off-spring, and how much more must the stronger color of re*influence the black. This is the same in the buff. When yoi» THE BANTAM FOWL. 35. BUFF COCHIN BANTAM—NABOB BANTAM YARDS. make use of a male that has too much of the reddish buff insurface color, or black in wing and tail, you may dependupon having bad color in his chicks. You will have both toomuch color and unevenness of color as the result of the useof males of any color that have an excess of color. Forthese reasons, it is always best to select and use at all timesand in all breeds the best and truest color that you canobtain. It is all very well for those who have their stock closelybred in line to make use of these special matings, for theyare able to control ils influence; but those who go into themanner of mating for color often destroy their whole lineof birds, as well as injure others who may have stock fromsuch matings. The greatest and surest improvement comesfrom the use of the true color at all times. In handling theparti-c
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