color, fine in muffs, dark rump, but with such a head. "A regu- 

 lar dishpan, looks as if it had been carved off with a cheese 

 knife," as he expressed it, and such a down face. 



Having occasion to visit the loft of P. L, Weston, of Medford, 

 Massachusetts, a noted Muff judge of that time, now in Cali- 

 fornia, he told him of the pot pie he was going to have. Mr. 

 Weston persuaded him to keep the bird and gave him a young 

 hen with which to try him out. 



The first season he raised a dark hen and obtained a cook 

 from Mr. Weston. This was an imported bird with a head like 

 a billiard ball but light in color. He then joined the American 

 Tumbler Club and came in third for the cup. This cup was to 

 be won three successive times by one fancier and was the bone 

 of contention for many. It had already teen won once by the 

 donor, Clayton, and twice by Eastis, a Tumbler breeder hard to 

 beat. 



By line breeding Mr. Olive secured the cup three successive 

 years, 1900, 1901 and 1902, also the Pan-American Cup at Buffalo, 

 the last j'ear with a beautiful bird five months old. 



During these years Mr. Olive made but one out-cross. Of 

 course in breeding Blues, Silvers will crop out and when they 

 do they are never as good in head properties as the Blues. Every 

 Silver was disposed of or eaten. 



In looking over the advertisements in a journal he found one 

 offered two Barred Tumbler hens for two dollars. He sent for 

 them and received two Silvers. One was much worse than those 

 he had eaten, but the other had a wonderful head. Even Gorse, 

 the Tumbler judge, said he had seen few its equal. By judicious 

 crossing, this bird founded the head qualities of this strain. 



Since Mr. Olive's retirement his birds have been scattered 

 both east and west. His own words, "I bred to win, of course I 

 won, but never paid more than $2.00 for a bird," go to show that 

 anyone with patience can go in the show room and compete 

 with the wealthiest. 



The following, if carefully read and studied, will show how 

 a majority of strains are founded. 



If you care to go to work, have the patience, and cull your 

 youngsters, you can breed prize winners. Every one cannot 

 start a strain because they have not the staying qualities. They 



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