. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 159 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS The "Baered Rock," or "The Plymouth Kock " proper, has a well-deserved world-wide reputotioii. The great deinaud for a fowl havin<; a close-graiued, yellow skin, clean legs, small boue, aud average weight of from six to eight p iunds wheu dressed, brought this breed to public notice as one eminently fitted to supply such requiremeuts. Besides size and weight, they have the additio
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 159 BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS The "Baered Rock," or "The Plymouth Kock " proper, has a well-deserved world-wide reputotioii. The great deinaud for a fowl havin<; a close-graiued, yellow skin, clean legs, small boue, aud average weight of from six to eight p iunds wheu dressed, brought this breed to public notice as one eminently fitted to supply such requiremeuts. Besides size and weight, they have the additional qu dities of gaining flesh rapidly, lay- ing a large number of good-sized eggs, rich in flavor, and they are hardy and able to stand even extreme climates. In general make-up The Ply- mouth Kock is a flue-looking fowl; it is large in comparison with the Euro- pean breeds. The prevailing color may be described as grayish white barred with bluish black, each feather barred to the skin, and giving the effect of a bluish tinge to the plu- mage. Our stock has been made up of the best strains in the country, and has, by the most judicious lireed- iug, been so improved that the eggs now hatch chickens remarkable for their uniformity and regularity of coloring, together with fine form. Price, single cx)ck or cockerel, $ to § ; pair, mated for breeding, $ ; trio, cock and two hens, $ Eggs for hatching, $ for 6 ; $ per clutch of 13 ; § for 30 WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. We cannot do better than pub- lish the descripti(m as given by the originator of this breed : —" It will be seen by comparison with the regular Plymouth Rocks that they have the same shape, style and general appearance except in color. They have demonstrated that they now have reached a point where they breed truer to leather, in shape, size and markings, than the breed from which they sprang. In fact, in a flock ol" 100 chicks you will not be able to find one with an ofl'-
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