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AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 



"The next season brought about a more satisfactory outlook, 

 and they continued to improve until the World's Fair (Chicago, 

 1893), first prize cock, hen, cockerel, pullet and pen were pro- 

 duced. Not any of these birds were ticked and two hens were 

 nearly solid buff. Of course, they had their defects. Some ex- 

 celled in one section and some in another, no one specimen 

 having the much desired whole that was close to the ideal. The 

 advancement since their creation reaching a point in breeding 

 where not a bird showed any ticking or feathers on legs, with a 

 uniform covering of golden buff plumage, is certainly phenom- 

 enal in so short a space of time as ten years." 



The Nugget Strain. One of the most popular strains fifteen 

 years ago was originated by H. S. Burdick, Rome, New York, 

 who named it the "Nugget Strain," a happy choice, as speci- 

 mens of the latter were particularly strong in the golden buff 

 surface color and were also noted for the soundness in color of 

 their tail and flight feathers, the latter being free from black or 



PLATE 54 



Sketch of early Buff Plymouth 

 Rock hen exhibited at Madison 

 Square Garden, New York, 1896, 

 by their originator, J. D. Wilson. 

 (First Prize Winner.) 



Sketch of early Buff Plymouth 

 Rock cockerel, exhibited at Mad- 

 ison Square Garden, New York, 

 1896, by their originator, J. D. 

 Wilson. (First Prize Winner.) 



