Lamona — A New Breed of Poultry 



A DORKING HEN SHOWING STRONGLY ITS RECTANGULAR SHAPE, DEPTH OF 



BODY, AND LONG BREAST BONE 



This is one of the Silver Gray Dorking hens bred to a Single Comb White Leghorn male in 

 1913. It was one of the Westfall birds purchased in 1913, and the mating is known as pen No. 

 18. The Dorking is widely known for its desirable table qualities. (Fig. 4.) 



rious characters which were desired in 

 the offspring and by crossing these to- 

 gether it was hoped to be able to re- 

 combine them in the manner desired. 

 The three varieties used for this purpose 

 were the Silver Gray Dorking, the 

 White Plymouth Rock and the White 

 Leghorn. 



The Dorking fowl is of English origin 

 and in England is considered one of 

 their finest table fowls. The White 

 Plymouth Rock is of American origin 

 and is considered not only a splendid 

 table fowl in this country but also a 

 good egg producer. The White Leg- 

 horn is of Italian origin and is consid- 

 ered among the very best of the egg 

 producing breeds. 



The Dorking is a long-bodied, low set 

 bird, possessing a prominent breast and 

 having in general an outline of body 

 which is decidedly rectangular. The 



Dorking may be said to be almost an 

 idea" meat type. The size is also good, 

 the standard weights being as follows: 

 cock 8 lbs., hen 63^ lbs., cockerel 7 lbs., 

 pullet 51^ lbs. It was to secure this 

 long-bodied, lower set type and general 

 table quality that the Silver Gray 

 Dorking was used in this cross. 



This variety, however, possessed 

 certain other qualities which would be 

 undesirable in the final product and 

 which it became necessary to eliminate 

 by proper selection in breeding. The 

 first of these is the color of plumage. 

 The male of this variety has a silver 

 white hackle, shoulders, back and sad- 

 dle. The rest of the plumage is black 

 except for some white in the wing. The 

 female has a silver white neck, each 

 feather being striped with black. The 

 general body color is silver white stip- 

 pled or dotted with ashy gray which 



