STANDARD VARIETIES OF CHICKENS. 
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the White Plymouth Pock are supposed to be identical with those 
of the Barred Plymouth Rock except color. As a matter of fact the 
White Plymouth Rock tends to run somewhat larger in size, and the 
type is a little more uniform and a little better than that ol the 
Barred Plymouth Rock. In color the White Plymouth Rock should 
be a pure white throughout, free from black ticking and from any 
brassiness or creaminess. 
The Buff Plymouth Rock is distinguished from the other Rocks bv 
the color alone, which should be an even shade of golden buff 
Fig. 5.—Exhibition or pullet-bred Barred Plymouth Rock, female. 
throughout: Shafting, or the presence of feathers having a shaft 
of different color from the rest of the feather, and mealiness, or the 
presence of feathers sprinkled with lighter color as though powdered 
with meal, are undesirable. As deep an undercolor of buff as it is 
possible to obtain is desirable. There is a great difference of opinion 
as to what constitutes desirable buff color, some favoring the lighter 
color, approaching lemon, while others favor a much darker buff, 
approaching red. The important point is to have the shade as even 
as possible over the entire surface. 
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