“ Scatliff Strain” of Turbit 
year was out. Meanwhile Scatliff had, by mating 
up “ Ladybird” with the most likely of his own 
cocks, succeeded in producing one or two young 
cocks with the desired point. By breeding these 
with their mother “Ladybird” and their off- 
spring again with “ Ladybird,” Scatliff eventually 
succeeded in breeding some turbits, both blacks 
and duns, with the required peculiarity fully 
developed, but not before he had spent a further 
sum of £55 on two other cocks, both of which 
died before they could be mated with the famous 
“Ladybird.” However, amid all his misfortunes, 
Scatliff informs us that he bought one bird, by 
name “Amazement,’ which did assist him in 
fixing his strain. Thus Scatliff spent consider- 
ably over £100 in purchases, and took eight years 
fixing the peculiarity in question. Had “ Lady- 
bird” been a flower, the peculiarity could probably 
have been fixed in one generation by self- 
fertilisation. 
This furnishes an excellent example of the 
trouble which breeders will take, and the expense 
to which they will go in order to produce a 
desired result. Nevertheless, it appears to be 
the fashion for scientific men to decry the work 
of the breeder. 
Let us now pass on to consider the cases of 
mutations which are known to have occurred 
among animals. 
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