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birds made a showing. The true uniform bufif coloring which is 
so highly prized by breeders is acknowledged to be one of the 
hardest colors to get and retain in poultry. 
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THE MINORCAS. 
This is one of the popular breeds of chickens and appears to 
* gain new favor here among the breeders. It is a breed not only 
worthy the admiration accorded it, but full of utility value. The 
eggs are good sized and quite uniform in color, while the bird is 
not too small for table use and still not too large for an active 
worker. The Blacks had more breeders contesting for prizes 
than any other variety in the show. The birds of Mr. J. J. Greene 
were not in competition this year because the lotting at home had 
necessitated the clipping of the wing. Mr. Greene’s fowls are 
especially valuable and are from the bluest Idood of this breed in 
America. The Whites claimed their share of attention and weie 
chiefly exhibited by Mr. John Guild and W. C. Weedon. The 
value of this breed should claim the attention of more breeder^ 
than it has in the past. 
THE ORPINGTONS. 
The varieties coming out for this breed were the buflf and the 
white. The Stokes buffs are beauties, but the cock lacked sub- 
stance and was not so good in his coloring as one likes. The rest 
of the showing was especially fine and gave evidence that the 
breeder was on the right road for the proper buff color. The 
whites exhibited by Mr. Weedon were without doubt, the most 
valuable birds in the show. Crystal Prince, the blue-ribboned 
cock, is from the famous Kelerstrass strain and is the son of 
Crystal King, the highest prived bird in the world. Duchess, a 
daughter of Princess Louise and from the Crystal strain, is another 
notable bird in the Weedon exhibit. The mother of Duchess has 
netted her owner a small fortune and an offer of $1,500 has been 
refused for her. 
NEW VARIETIES. 
Within the realm of poultry raising new varieties are constantly 
claiming attention. The new| Standard of Perfection will no 
doubt contain many new varieties which are not now recognized 
by the American Poultry Association. As yet no standard is pro- 
vided for the Rose-comb Rhode Island Whites and the varieties 
of Japanese Games. The Rhode Island Whites differ from the 
Reds only in having rose combs and a pure white feather. The 
Japanese Games are very hardy birds and in the cocks somewhat 
resemble the Black Sumatra in shape and color, but the females 
are variable in color and may be anything from a mixed buff* to a 
black with a slight penciling of brown in the feather. The 
