ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN BREEDS 



It was the subsequent breeding of Dr. Bennett's cross that did not 

 fulfill the early and generous expectations of those who had taken 

 up the fowl, and the first "Plymouth Rocks" died out. 



From the crossing of Asiatic on native stock other breeds arose, 

 and two of them particularly, the Chittagong, or Bucks County fowl, 

 and the Jersey Blue, attained some standing, but, like the early 

 Plymouth Rocks, proved to be neither lasting nor durable, and long 

 since have passed out. There may be found today in Burlington 

 County, New Jersey, a large black fowl of more recent pedigree. It is 

 called the Black Giant, having been bred first on the farm of John 



Plymouth Roclk fowls as they appeared in 1872. This is believed 

 to he the earliest picture of thj breed. The original wood cut bore 

 the initials of Edwin Forbes, an early delineator of poultry who lived 

 in Xew York. 



and Thomas Black, about thirty years ago. Like the old Chittagong 

 of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, it is used to make Philadelphia 

 capons. While never receiving more than local recognition, the Black 

 Giant is a comparatively modern expression of the Asiatic influence 

 on the common stock. 



Appearance of the Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte and Rhode Island 

 Red. A breed is more than a mere intermediate type. It is a family 

 the members of which possess distinctive characters that are fixed 

 so firmly that they may be transmitted uniformly. The modern 

 Barred Plymouth Rock was such a family. It made its appearance 

 in 1869, when the New England Poultry Club, centering at Worcester, 



