WINGLESS WYANDOTTE, MOTHER OF NORMAL CHICKS 



Photograph showing a sudden mutation which may be recessive, as this hen, when mated to 

 a normal male, has produced only normal offspring. It is possible that the mutation may be 

 of embryonic origin and not carried in the germ-plasm. (Fig. 8.) 



A Wingless Wyandotte 



The pullet shown in the illustration 

 (Fig.8) was hatched in April; 1918, from 

 a flock of normally formed White Wyan- 

 dottes. The male of the flock was not 

 related to the females. The pullet 

 was bom without wings or any sign of 

 same. At the spot where the wing 

 should join the body on either side of the 

 bird, there is what might be called a 

 "cow-lick" of feathers. This chick was 

 the only abnormal one of those hatched 

 from the flock with the exception of a 



cockerel which was born without a tail, 

 having no "parson's nose." The pullet 

 weighs 53^2 pounds, and has been laying 

 steadily since December 1. She has 

 been mated to a normal unrelated 

 cockerel of the same breed. Up to the 

 present all her chicks have been normal. 

 Since January 1, the pullet has started 

 to leap and can now easily leap to its 

 roost, 2Y2 feet from the ground. — J. R. 

 Terry, Department of Agriculture, Vic- 

 toria, B. C, Canada. 



Develops New 



In its plant-breeding wt)rk with cow- 

 peas, which involves several lumdred 

 hybrids and selections, the United States 

 Department of Agriculture during the 

 past year has developed several new 

 sorts. These varieties are Potomac, Ar- 

 lington, Columbia, White Hybrid, and 

 Early Buff. Extensive field work is 

 being conducted by the department with 

 hybrids, especially in the wilt and nema- 



Hybrid Cowpeas 



tode lands of the Southern States. Two 

 hybrid selections, unnamed as yet, have 

 been found highly resistant to both 

 nematodes and wilt and are superior to 

 other sorts for the production of seed 

 and forage. These two selections are 

 being grown in quantity for more ex- 

 tensive held tests next year. — Weekly 

 Ncics Letter, United States Department 

 of Agriculture. 



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