THE YORKSHIRE 163 



Cinnamon-marks that cannot be explained, and such cases 

 help to make the variety mysterious, and at the same time 

 full of interest. 



Cinnamon-Marks Not Delicate. 



At one time there was an idea prevalent in the fancy 

 that Cinnamon-marks were not so strong as the Clear or 

 Green-marked Yorkshires. Why I know not. I have 

 always found them quite as robust as any other member of 

 the Yorkshire family. The late Harry Battye once had 

 a clear buff, which he had bred himself, and which for 

 eight seasons was one of the brest breeding cocks that my 

 old friend ever possessed. This bird turned out winners 

 year after year. He was a fine shapely typical finely- 

 feathered bird, full of the very best Yorkshire character, 

 and he used to plant his mark well on his progeny. He 

 was each season mated to two hens, and he must, in his 

 eight years of breeding, have sired not less than 150 

 youngsters. Harry used to say he could always depend 

 on four or five in the nest from the old boy. One of his 

 sons ran equally as well as his sire for seven seasons 

 to my knowledge, and he may have beaten his sire's 

 record. Delicate ? No, certainly not, is my answer 

 to the question. Are Cinnamon-marks delicate ? 



Be Sparing with Green Blood. 



If you are seeking to improve the Yorkshire breed 

 characteristics in a strain of Cinnamon-marks do it very 

 carefully. Do not use more Clear or Green-marked 

 dark-eyed birds than you are forced to do. If an un- 

 necessary quantity of Green blood or dark-eyed blood 

 is introduced into a strain of Cinnamon-marks you are 

 likely to have considerable trouble in controlling the 

 marking. Rather than use the alien blood I would 

 make careful selection amongst the Cinnamon-marked 

 birds and gradually build up the strain. Apart from that, 

 there are to-day plenty of remarkably good Cinnamon- 

 marked-bred birds that may be obtained, and I would 

 prefer to take outside blood from an established strain 



