14 POULTRY BREEDING 
Javas.—Black, Mottled. 
Dominiques.—One variety, Rose Comb. 
Rhode Island Reds.—Single Comb, Rose Comb. 
Buckeyes.—One variety. 
American Class—The breeds in the American class and 
their varieties are all of American origin, having been 
made by crossing foreign varieties or having been bred 
up from indiscriminate mixing of other varieties. 
Plymouth Rocks.—The first mention of the Plymouth 
Rock fowl which we have been able to find is a descrip- 
tion which appeared in “The Boston Cultivator” for Aug. 
25, 1849, and copied into a book entitled “The American 
Poultry Yard,” which was written by D. J. Browne and 
published in New York in 1860. The article copied from 
was written by Dr. J. C. Bennett, who says: “I have 
given this name (Plymouth Rock) to a very extra breed 
of fowls, which I have produced by crossing a cockerel 
of Baylies’ importation of Cochin China with a hen, a 
cross between the fawn-colored Dorking, the great Malay 
and the wild India. Her weight is 6 pounds and 7 ounces. 
The Plymouth Rock fowl then is in reality one-half Co- 
chin China, one-fourth fawn-colored Dorking, one-eighth 
great Malay and one-eighth wild India, having five primi- 
tive bloods, Shanghe, Malay, game, Turkish and India. 
traceable by referring to the history of these breeds and 
their crosses, respectively. The pullets commenced lay- 
ing when 5 months old, proving superior lavers. Their 
eggs are of medium size, rich and a reddish-yellow in 
color. Their plumage is rich and variegated; the cock- 
erels are usually red or speckled, the pullets darkish- 
brown.” 
This description does not apply in any wavy te the 
Plymouth Rock of today. Plymouth Rocks were again 
