BUCKEYES 



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were bred with a slate under-color that shaded into red at the base, 

 and this was adopted as a Standard characteristic of the Buckeye 

 breed. 



Few breeders of the first rate have ever taken up Buckeyes, but 

 if someone will come into the leading shows with fowls of this breed 

 bred as it is possible to breed them, they will find a large opportu- 

 nity for profit. A. H. Weisberg, of Missouri, an^ Elton C. Mahon, 

 of Tennessee, have had fine Buckeyes. A variety of this kind only 

 waits for a keen fancier to take it up. The breed is particularly well 

 fitted for a cold climate. 



At the New York State 'Fair, September, 1920, there were some of 

 the best Buckeyes that we had seen in five years. The -winning 

 cockerel was of a rich, deep toned red, one level shade of color all 

 over, and with a lustrous, greenish-black tail. He was built like the 

 bird in the picture on this page. The first pullet was also typical of the 

 true Buckeye, and rich and level in her color. 



To attract attention, males of this variety should be of one even 

 shade of rich red in neck, back and wing bows. , While the Standard 

 allows the bird to be of a darker red on wing bows than in neck or 

 back, no two colored fowl of this kind can receive favorable comment 

 from critical fanciers. We would advise breeding the Rhode Island 

 Red color with a bar of slate in the under-color of back. 



Typical Buckeye Male. 



