. 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. THE ORPINGTONS 71 although I have always tried to keep the Duke of Kent strain of Black Orpingtons to the tight feather, as the Standard calls for ;—David N. Foster. "Many specimens show too much fluff, but I seldom see them too short in legs. In general, I see too many long in legs—which is especially true of the ;— Goodes and Palmer. "
. 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. THE ORPINGTONS 71 although I have always tried to keep the Duke of Kent strain of Black Orpingtons to the tight feather, as the Standard calls for ;—David N. Foster. "Many specimens show too much fluff, but I seldom see them too short in legs. In general, I see too many long in legs—which is especially true of the ;— Goodes and Palmer. "I think some breeders have carried the shortness of legs a bit farther than the best good of the breed de- ;—H. B. Prescott. 4. Do you think the revised American Standard of Perfection, in placing more value on the shape and less on the color of C'rpingtons, will prove of material benefit in obtaining more uniform typo in exhibition specimens?. Second Cockerel, Chicago, 190n. Bred and raised Dy Goodes & Palmer, Mar- cellus, Mich. "It should have been comprehended a long time ago by the rank and file of Orpington breeders that the ut- most value should be placed on shape and type, and the question of color made a secondary consideration. A few of the leading Orpington breeders were big enough to realize this, and the day was saved for the Orpington. All breeders who do any exhibiting at all must necessarily see the necessity of keeping to the type, sooner or later. This, and the position of the revised Standard of Perfec- tion, will aid materially in establishing uniformity of ; —A. L. (joodwin. "I have always championed type in Orpingtons in preference to color. Get type first, then go after color. I think the revision referred to above is a step in the right ;—H. H. Kingston, Jr. "Yes—and no. Yes, as to exhibition qualities; no, as to shape, which is wrong now. The Standard shape, in my judgment, is detriment
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