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POULTRY CULTURE 



color types of the Plymouth Rock, it was a type of frequent occur- 

 rence, and as soon as a demand for it arose, the work of fixing the 

 type began. With the materials to work with, this process was 

 comparatively short, and within ten years of its first public appear- 

 ance the color was quite as good as in Buff Cochins. 



Partridge Plymouth Rocks, and the two following varieties, 

 may be regarded as originally by-products in the manufacture of 



^ Wyandotte varieties of 



the same color. In most 

 varieties of Wyandottes, 

 and particularly in the 

 early stages of develop- 

 ment, single combs have 

 occurred frequently ; and 

 the single-combed Wy- 

 andotte, though perhaps 

 not of ideal shape, is to 

 all appearances a Plym- 

 outh Rock of the color 

 that it carries. The col- 

 oration of the Partridge 

 Plymouth Rock is of the 

 black-red pattern, exactly 

 following the description 

 of the Partridge Cochin. 

 Some stocks of this vari- 

 ety were made, at least 

 in part, from Brown Leghorn and Partridge Cochin crosses. 



Silver-Penciled Plymouth Rocks came from the same sources 

 as the Wyandotte of the same description. The coloration is of the 

 black-white pattern, following the Dark Brahma style of markings. 

 Columbian Plymotith Rocks present the Plymouth Rock charac- 

 teristics with the Light Brahma coloration. While some may have 

 been derived from other sources, the single-combed specimens of 

 the Columbian Wyandotte have been a more than sufficient source 

 of supply. 



Javas. As has been stated, the name "Java" was sometimes 

 given to the Black Cochin. With a more discriminating use of 



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Fig. 402. Partridge Plymouth Rock cockerel 



(Photograph from owner, S. A. Noftzger, North 



Manchester, Indiana) 



