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tion was sought for them. Then began their official existence, 

 as told in the records of the proceedings of the Indianapolis 

 meeting of the American Poultry Association, January, 1888. 



RECOGNITION BY THE AMERICAN POULTRY 

 ASSOCIATION 



The Committee on New Breeds reported to the convention 

 Wednesday morning, January 25, 1888, that they would recom- 

 mend the admission of the White Wyandottes, White Plymouth 

 Rocks, White Minorcas, White Javas and Dirigos. As to the 

 fundamental difference between White Plymouth Rocks and 

 Dirigos, George P. Coffin, of Freeport, Maine, writes as follows : 



"Replying to your letter of May the 28th, would say the first 

 White Plymouth Rocks that I knew of were those bred by Mr. 

 Oscar F. Frost, Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, who is 



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ONE OF THE EARLIEST ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHITE 

 PLYMOUTH ROCKS 



