. Poultry production. Poultry. THE BREEDS 77 productive importance in America. Foiu* varieties are recognized in this country: Buff, Black, White, and Blue. All have single combs. The Blacks were the original Orpingtons, being intro- duced by Mr. William Cook, of Orpington, Kent, in 1886. He also introduced the Buffs in 1894. According to Mr. Cook, the Blacks were secured by judicious crossing of Black Fig. 26. Black Orpington, female (English). Minorca, Black Plymouth Rock, and clean-legged Black Langshan blood, followed by careful and rigorous selection. The Buffs were the result of the cros
. Poultry production. Poultry. THE BREEDS 77 productive importance in America. Foiu* varieties are recognized in this country: Buff, Black, White, and Blue. All have single combs. The Blacks were the original Orpingtons, being intro- duced by Mr. William Cook, of Orpington, Kent, in 1886. He also introduced the Buffs in 1894. According to Mr. Cook, the Blacks were secured by judicious crossing of Black Fig. 26. Black Orpington, female (English). Minorca, Black Plymouth Rock, and clean-legged Black Langshan blood, followed by careful and rigorous selection. The Buffs were the result of the crossing of Golden Spangled Hamburgs, Buff Cochins, and Dark Dorkings. As will be easily seen, there is no common or even similar ancestry with these two varieties of the Orpington breed. The Whites appeared later and were probably a " sport" from the Blacks. The Blues "have only recently been recog-. 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 Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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