THE CAMPINES 



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beauty, but of line-bred record layers and profit pay- 

 ers. Even those who are not specially attracted to them 

 will have to admit that "handsome is as handsome 

 does.'' 



The Campine breeds comparatively true to type. 

 However, there will be found some variations as in all 

 breeds and these differences will indicate practical 

 values as well as show room qualities. Precisely what 

 certain outward characteristics signify in economic 

 values, in most instances, are not yet thoroughly un- 

 derstood. 



The trap-nest furnishes us evidence so that accurate 



records may be kept. Outward appearances sometimes 

 have proved misleading, but when such a good practical 

 form as the oval in the Campine is found to be always 

 uniformly dependable as a producer of large quantities 

 of eggs and is so recognized by the oldest breeders. 

 Standard makers should deem the matter worthy of a 

 good deal of consideration. 



Champions of the Campine are earnestly working 

 to make sure that the standards of Campine beauty 

 follow along practical lines and that only those ideals 

 are adopted that shall insure the genuine improvement 

 of the profitable characteristic of the breed. 



The Production of the English Type Gold Campine Male 



While Golden Gampines of the True English Type Were Produced in America by M. R. Jacobus, and in Bel- 

 gium by Dr. Gommers. England Also Was Working on This New Variety — The English are the 

 Greatest Color Breeders in the World and Their Golden Campines Acquired First 

 Place — Hovr the Matings Were Made That Produced the English Birds 



By Rev. E. Lewis Jonee, KniAbton. Radnorshire, £iiA> 



THE history of the English type Silver Campine 

 cockerel is well known to most Campine fanciers. 

 For the benefit of new members it will be well 

 very briefly to recapitulate it. The first English-type 

 male seen in England sprang from a sitting of eggs im- 

 ported by a firm of breeders in North of England, from M. 

 Oscar Thomaes, of Renaix, Belgium, in 1904. It is ad- 

 mitted by Belgian breeders that this type of bird oc- 

 casionally appears in their yards as a sport, so termed. 

 But, although the bird is of pure Campine race, the 

 Belgians have never bred from the hen-feathered male, 

 being under the mistaken impression that "birds with 

 this plumage are not virile;" and also because they pre- 

 fer the white-topped cockerel, with long-flbwing white 

 saddle hackle. The bird above referred to was shown' 

 at the Kendal Show, and was bought by Mr. Wilson, of 

 Penrith. He showed him at the Club Show, 1904, under 

 Dr. Gardner, and got 1st and challenge cup. Prominent 

 Campine fanciers all purchased sons of this bird, which 

 is thus the direct ancestor of the English-type Silver 

 Campine cockerel as known today in England and the 

 States. 



For some years the Campine variety was practically 

 represented by the Silvers; the classes for Golds at the 

 annual Club Show did not fill', and they were abandoned. 

 Occasionally a single specimen was shown in the Silver 

 classes at the Palace or Dairy — Mr. Mattock's pullet 

 won the challenge cup over Silvers in 1906 — but the 

 variety was otherwise unrepresented in the show pens. 



Meanwhile, two English breeders of this variety 

 were busy attempting to produce a Golden male of the 

 type of the Silver. As there were hardly any Gold 

 Campines in England, birds were imported from Bel- 

 gium. This importation checked experiments for some 

 time — as the birds had to be acclimatised and a healthy 

 strain to be established. 



The honor of producing the first English type Gold 

 cockerel belongs to Mr. E. S. Mattock, whose matings 

 are given below. It will be noted that the Gold cross- 

 bred pullets when mated to Silver cockerels gave ex- 

 actly the same results as given by the pure Gold pullets 

 in the Heyope matings. Throughout the whole series 

 of experiments it was immaterial whether cross-bred 



Silver or pure Silver hens were used; whether cross-bred 

 Gold or pure Gold hens were employed, the male bird 

 was the determining factor. 



1907. 

 Silver Cock X 



Gold Hen 



Silver Cockerels 



Silver Pullets 



1908 

 Gold Cock X Silver Hens 



I fcross-breds from 1907 mating) 



Silver Cockerels 



Gold Pullets 



Silver Cock 



Silver Cockerels 



1909 

 X Gold Hens 



I (offspring of 1908 mating) 



I 

 Gold Pullets 



1910 

 Silver Cock X Gold Hens 



(cross-bred from 1909 mating) j (cross-bred 1909) 



English Type Gold Cockerel 



Matings of Mr. E. S. Mattock to Produce English Type 

 Gold Cockerel. 



Mr. Mattock produced two English-type cockerels 

 in 1910, and mated up one in 1911. Among the progeny 

 were again two clear-back cockerels. Thus there were 

 in 1911, counting Dr. Gommers' bird (of which more 

 anon), five English-type Gold cockerels in existence. I 

 did not know of any of these birds until August, 1911. 



At this time my experiments had reached the stage 

 when I had obtained the Silver cross-bred cockerels, 

 which next season bred all the cockerels shown in 1912. 



Before crossing Golds and Silvers two seasons had 

 been wasted in foolishly trying to obtain the required 

 bird by means of Hamburgh crossings. Our present 

 knowledge shows that this cross is valueless, because 



