BUFF rLYMOUTH ROCKS 



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a greater intensity of color or a stronger shade of huff; "ricli golden'" 

 means lirilliant, lustrous golden. 



Buff color has passed through different stages. The cinnamon 

 color is gone. There has been considerable seen of the lemon shade 





Buff Plymouth Rocks as drawn by the great American poultry 

 artist, F. L. SeweM, in 1896. The hen in the forefront reflects 

 the true character of the Plymouth Rock breed as desirable 

 now as then. 



in recent years. This lighter tone of color shows to advantage in 

 the light of some show rooms, but the general popularity of buff 

 varieties diminishes when a lemon color is bred and sold. All perma- 

 nently successful breeders of buff color have bred a rich golden buff. 

 Advertisers of buff, as a rule, breed what the Standard calls for. 



