PEA-COMB PARTRIDGE COCHINS. 



J^"My patrons will be supplied with this stock direct from the original 

 breeder's yards — and I am able to assure all who fancy these fine fowl?, that I 

 can furnish them with the very choicest of this variety — or with Eggs for 

 incubation, in the hatching season, from superior selected birds. 



The following editorial in Stoddard's "Potjltby Woeld" for March 1877, 

 describes this now established and popular variety, quite accurately. 



" The Pea-Combed Parteidge Cochins, which were originated by C H. Edmonds, 

 of Melrose, Mass., and which were two years ago admitted by the American Poultry As- 

 sociation to recognition in the new Standard as a distinct breed, have proved a valuable 

 acquisition to the American varieties, and are now coming to be mucli sought after by 

 amateurs and fanciers. 



During our attendance at the last exhibition of the Massachusetts Society', at Music 

 Hall, Boston, we examined the fine samples there shown by Mr. Edmonds, and feeling 

 desirous to see this breedei^'s flocks at home also, we visited Melrose for this purpose. We 

 can vouch for the fact that no finer lot of Partridge Cochins than these birds, as a whole, 

 ever fell under our notice. 



They are closely bred to color, even size, ample weight, and general good characteris- 

 tics; and we are happy to state that Mr. Edmonds's efforts have proved a success. His 

 breeding of the pea-comb on this variety is now fairly and fully established, and quite as 

 many of his chickens, for the last two or three years have shown thisi feature, as are 

 ordinarily bred upon the Brahmas of to day. 



During the coming season Mr. Edmonds expects still further to improve his stock ; and 

 he is entitled to a full measure of credit for having accomplished what he undertook to 

 carry out, some six years ago, through steady and systematic management, and, first and 

 l§st, at cost of no little time, labor and money. 



There is a great advantage in the pea-eomb for our Northern states, as compared with 

 the single comb of the other varieties of Cochins. Single combs are very apt to freSze in 

 severe weather, as most of our readers well know." 



