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The White Dorking is probably the oldest variety of this breed,while 
the Silver Gray variety is one of the most popular. In America 
the Dorkings have not attained any great degree of popularity, 
due, no doubt, to the fact that other breeds are considered better. 
The Red Caps are well known to fanciers. They have many 
useful qualities, but are not practically considered among the 
breeds in America. 
The Orpingtons are essentially a dual-purpose fowl, laying a 
large brown-shelled egg and possessed of a moderately heavy flesh 
development. The white and buff varieties are the most popular 
in America. Their present ex- 
tensive popularity has been 
due in large part to the efforts 
of a few breeders who have 
kept them prominently before 
the buying public. Where 
the American general-purpose 
fowls have yellow shank, beak, 
and skin, the Orpingtons are 
pinkish-white in the same sec- 
tions. These characteristics 
will tend to hold in check their 
popularity formarket purposes, 
for the American housewife 
demands, and will pay a 
premium for, bright yellow Fig. 45.—Black Orpington hen, represent- 
skin. and shanks (Figs. 44 ing the ideal Orpington type, not yet attained 
in any other than the black variety. (Photo 
and 45). : from Sunswick Poultry Farm.)’ 
5. The Polish class includes 
only one breed, with many varieties. These are admired for their 
fancy qualities. They have peculiar formations of the skull and 
nostrils, and are distinctive in having a V-shaped comb. The 
Polish fowls were originally called Polanders, from the fact that 
they were supposed to have originated in Poland. English fan- 
ciers have done much toward improving this breed. The Canadian 
poultrymen have also taken considerable interest in the breed and 
in its improvement. One notable feature which fanciers have 
developed is the size of the crest. This was attained by the 
breeding of birds which have relatively large knobs on the head, 
for it was found that the size of the crest and the knob have 
a direct relation to each other. 
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