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The Journal of Heredity 



A FULL SISTER TO THE PULLET SHOWN ON THE PRECEDING PAGE 



This hen resfml)lc's the Dorkinj^ in most of her rharacteristirs l)iit has onl\' four toes on each 

 foot. She was also used in pen 11 in 1^1.^. (Ki^. 7.) 



She was presented to the Department by 

 Mr. M. R. Jacobus of RidKclk-ld. N.J. 



Another hen from the satne source 

 was also mated with this male but no 

 eggs were secured from her. 



In the following year, 1913, four of 

 the females from the 1912 mating were 

 mated with a \\ hite Leghorn cockerel. 

 This bird was bred at the Belts\ill(.' 

 Fann. He was low set and close feath- 

 ered weighing A] 2 pounds. Ik- pos- 

 sessed a full breast, fUe-point comb, rich 

 red eye and rich \ellow legs set well 

 apart. He was absolutely pure white 

 in surface and under-color and carried 

 a low, well spread tail. His ear lobes 

 were white. At the same time it was 



thought desirable to make a new cross. 

 ConsecjuentK', a Single (^nnb White 

 Leghorn cockerel bred at the Beltsville 

 farm was mated to four Silver Gray 

 Dorking females. These females were 

 purchased from Mr. Watson Westfall of 

 Sa\re, Pa. They were said to be three 

 years old at the time of mating and av- 

 eraged 6' -^ to sewn poinuls in weight. 

 .•Ml laid tinted eggs. The\- were t\ pical 

 Dorkings in e\-er\- res|H'ct. ha\ing rich 

 red e\('s, small ear lobis about one-half 

 white, whiti' legs and h\e toes on each 

 foot. 



In the years following 1913 the 

 breeding operations consisted of con- 

 stant selection as no new crosses were 



