1909. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
386 
CORNISH INDIAN POULTRY. 
In my attempt to give a brief de¬ 
scription of this breed, I will not go 
into all the details concerning this 
grand fowl, but will try to give the 
reader an idea of their true merit. 
There seems to be much discussion as 
to the true origin of this breed, but 
CORNISH INDIAN HEN. 
it is known that they originated in 
England about 60 years ago. This 
fowl is still known there as Cornish 
Indian Game, and while the members 
of the American Poultry Association 
saw fit to chop the name of Game off. 
I believe a club has been organized 
that calls them the Cornish fowl, but 
I wish to emphasize the fact that 
changing the name has no effect upon 
the characteristics of the breed. This 
fowl is conceded by all true fanciers 
to be the king of table and broiler 
fowls, and a very rapid and hardy 
grower. As broilers and roasters Corn¬ 
ish chicks will nearly always be found 
in good condition up to and including 
maturity. I have had Cornish chicks 
weigh three pounds at 11 weeks, and 
were fed the same as any ordinary 
growing chicks. Few other breeds can 
stand as much rain and water as the 
Cornish chicks. The water runs off 
their oily plumage as on a goose. 
When chicks they appear somewhat 
high-stationed or storky, but as they 
grow older they grow lower and more 
blocky. The body should be heart 
shape. The cut shows a Cornish In¬ 
dian cockerel, which seems somewhat 
storky, but now has settled down to a 
heavy bird, weighing about 12 pounds. 
The females are very good layers of 
brown eggs, which are nearly always 
fertilized, insuring a good hatch. 
The plumage of this fowl is very 
handsome and hard to describe. The 
CORNISH INDIAN COCKEREL. 
male’s plumage is a rich glossy beetle- 
green and black, intermingled with 
golden bay in hackle, wings and saddle 
The female is a rich golden bay, each 
feather containing two narrow pencil- 
ings of greenish black. The White 
Indians are practically the same as the 
Cornish, except the plumage, which is 
white throughout, with nice yellow legs 
Some broiler plants prefer this variety 
to the Cornish. Perhaps these two 
birds have been looked upon by many 
as a pit or fighting fowl, because they 
resemble the Games, but this is not 
the case, as they have both proved very 
quiet and peaceable with me. No doubt 
this idea has had much to do with 
holding this good breed back. 
Tioga Co., N. Y. c. H. yaple. 
PASTURING HOGS IN SPRAYED 
ORCHARD. 
Can I let hogs in an orchard after spray¬ 
ing with Bordeaux, I’aris-green or arsenate 
of lead? I have rye in my orchard and 
would like to have the hogs in it if that 
stuff will not kill them. e. ii. 
Kampsville, Ill. 
We should not hesitate to turn the 
hogs into the orchard 24 hours after 
spraying. We have done this without 
any injury, and the experiment stations 
have tried it. A hog is one of the 
most sensible of all living animals in 
rejecting dangerous food. There would 
not be enough of the poison to do any 
damage. 
CROSSING ORPINGTON POULTRY. 
I have 19 purebred Rose Comb White 
Leghorn hens. I would like to breed with 
purebred Orpington rooster. I also have 
the purebred Rhode Island Reds. Which 
would make the best cross with the Or- 
pington rooster? k. h. b. 
Hopewell Junction, N. Y. 
This correspondent does ,not state 
what the color of his Orpington roos¬ 
ter is, and in making the cross he 
wishes to, the color would be the de¬ 
termining point with me. There are 
White, Black and Buff Orpingtons in 
the solid-colored ones, and if tlje roos¬ 
ter is a Buff, he would mate with the 
R. I. Reds very well, and increase the 
size of the chicks. Any of the Leg¬ 
horns are really too small to mate with 
an Orpington rooster if he is up to 
standard size. If that cross is de¬ 
sired it should be made the other way; 
that is, a Leghorn rooster with Or¬ 
pington females. geo. a. cosgrove. 
Farmer anp Prohibition. —I noticed on 
page 240 what you say of tlic farmer vote 
aud prohibition. That lias been done in 
this State, and the farmer vote made the 
State all dry, with the exception of three 
of the largest cities. Our present Legisla¬ 
ture came to ur relief and has given us 
statutory State-wide prohibition and also a 
State-wide primary election law. The latter 
was fought with desperation, even to part 
of the Senators leaving the Slate in order 
to break a quorum, and this under the sanc¬ 
tion of the Governor. r. g. 
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