. The pet book. Pets. BANTAMS HERE was once only one kind of ^bantam. If we should ask oiir grand- parents what they knew about ban- tams in their childhood, they would tell us many stories of the "Banties" which were their pets; they were reddish in color with tufted legs, and with tails so up in the air that they ahnost touched the neck, and were possessed of a fighting spirit big enough for an ostrich. In fact, these "Banties" usually were kept apart from the other poultry because the little rooster had so much more valor than judgment that he did not hesitate to attack
. The pet book. Pets. BANTAMS HERE was once only one kind of ^bantam. If we should ask oiir grand- parents what they knew about ban- tams in their childhood, they would tell us many stories of the "Banties" which were their pets; they were reddish in color with tufted legs, and with tails so up in the air that they ahnost touched the neck, and were possessed of a fighting spirit big enough for an ostrich. In fact, these "Banties" usually were kept apart from the other poultry because the little rooster had so much more valor than judgment that he did not hesitate to attack a Shanghai cock, and woiold fight -until he had not strength enough left to peck. Those Bantams were probably of the original race which were ship- ped to Etrrope it is said, from Bantam, in the west of the Island of Java. But Mrs. Skidmore assures us that in Bantam they have fowls so tall that they can take food off the dinner table standing and that the spirited little fowls called Bantams were introduced into Java from a trading junk probably from Japan or China. But strange to say, this breed is practically lost, although it was once well scattered over Europe and America. The Bantams we have to-day are pigmies of large fowls for the most part, bred true to color and form in many instances. Smallness in a Bantam is a de- sirable quality. The Standard of Perfection recog- nizes eight or nine game Bantams, and about eighteen ornamental varieties. While the keeping of Ban- tams for eggs is scarcely possible so far as markets 192. 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 Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930; Lord, Henry B. ins; Wright, Albert Hazen, 1879-1970 ins; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. ins. Ithaca, N. Y. : Comstock
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