248 THE AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY 



Mating. Type is of primary importance in Rhode Island Whites. 

 There is no breed characteristic such as the rose comb of the Wyan- 

 dotte, which at once sets it apart from the single comb Rock, or 

 white shanks such as are possessed by the White Orpington and 

 which at once set it apart from either the White Wyandotte or White 

 Rock. It is easy to confuse a Rose Comb Rhode Island White with 

 a White Wyandotte, or a Single Comb Rhode Island White with a 

 White Plymouth Rock. 



Rhode Island Whites depend altogether on the oblong Rhode 

 Island -Red body type to give them the distinctiveness of an independ- 

 ent variety. Shape is therefore of paramount importance in selecting 

 birds for the breeding yard. The breeder should study every detail of 

 Rhode Island Red type and select birds that in their general set-up 

 conform to that type. Breeding for color is the same as in the 

 White Wyandottes the color of this variety needs careful attention. 



Missouri Fluffs. 



This is a new variety of white fowls that have a plumage of peculiar 

 texture, being webless and silky, due to the barbs not being hooked 

 together. Specimens of this kind have been known to appear in 

 flocks of Black Langshans. Rhode Island Reds, Black Orpingtons 

 and W T hite Rocks. Several flocks of fluffy specimens have been 

 developed, and the names of White Klondikes, White Fluffs, etc., 

 applied. At one time the Klondikes were as well known as are the 

 Missouri Fluffs at present. 



Rhode Island White Pullet. 



