BREEDS DESCRIBED 
At first the Reds were only locally popular, as 
their name would indicate, but now they are bred 
quite generally. In hardiness and other general 
qualities, these fowls average about the same as the 
other American breeds, which is equivalent to say- 
ing that they are an excellent fowl. In color they 
are mostly of a reddish buff, but black is called for 
in tails and wings. 
The Buckeyes are attaining more or less prom- 
inence, but they, like the Reds formerly were, are 
still a local breed, as their name indicates. They 
are hardy and good layers of brown eggs, but the 
beginner had best select an established and well- 
advertised breed. For this reason we omit mention 
of a number of more or less prominent but compar- 
atively untried breeds. 
The American Dominiques are a very old breed 
and one time quite popular, but were superseded by 
the Barred Rocks, which resemble them in color 
and are the more desirable in several respects. 
The Java family has two varieties, the Black 
and the Mottled. The latter are black and white 
in color, while the former are solid black. This is 
also an old breed, but now “ out-of-date,” as it 
were, and rarely bred. 
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