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veloped by the late J. O. Joslin, Tiashoke, New York. Of this 

 line, the book, The Plymouth Rock (Reliable Poultry Journal 

 series), states that it was a fine strain, of good size and true 

 Rock type, that the color was quite even on the surface and 

 sound underneath, and the tail and flights showed very little 

 black peppering or markings. Mr. Joslin claimed that his strain 

 had no Cochin, but was largely of Plymouth Rock blood. This 

 statement arouses curiosity in two connections, namely, what 

 then was the source of buff color, and what was the method of 

 crossing or breeding that could create or develop Buff Plymouth 

 Rocks that were largely of Plymouth Rock blood, when only 

 two other varieties, Barred and White, then existed, from which 

 it is inconceivable that buff could be derived? 



Other strains were developed in the early days of this variety, 

 two of the most prominent of which, the Nugget strain and the 

 Wilson strain, were originated and developed in New York state. 



The Wilson Strain. (From the book, The Plymouth Rock, 

 Reliable Poultry Journal series). Another strain of Buff Plym- 

 outh Rocks was originated by J. S. Wilson, Worcester, New 

 York, who writes about the origin and development as follows : 

 "I was reading about the new variety of Buff Leghorns in The 

 Fancier's Gazette, London, England, that strongly suggested the 

 possibility of producing a Buff Plymouth Rock fowl, too. I 

 was at once vigilantly looking over the various yards in this 

 vicinity. After many disappointments in my searches, I was 

 finally successful in finding in a relative's yard a male bird that 

 gave me great joy from seeing so typical a Rock. It was the 

 result of a cross between the American type of Buff Cochin and 

 a Light Brahma. He was a beautiful, even, golden-buff color 

 throughout, except that his tail was nearly black. He had clean, 

 yellow legs, small comb, etc., and weighed twelve pounds. I 

 selected from the same yard two of the best hens, having an even 

 surface color and the least feathering on legs. From these birds, 

 the foundation of this popular variety of the Rock family was 

 produced. 



"I raised that year about forty chicks, the result being beyond 

 my most sanguine expectations. I selected two yards of very 

 creditable ones from these. I was puzzled over the amount of 

 ticking that showed on their hackles, as the parent birds were 

 perfectly free from that defect. However, I came to the con- 

 clusion that it was probably the result of the Light Brahma 

 blood they contained asserting itself. 



