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The  Jersey  Black  Giant  Poultry 
The  Black  Jersey  Giant  breed  of  poul¬ 
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Reds  did  25  years  ago.  The  history  of 
these  two  breeds  or  strains  will  be  found 
to  be  very  much  the  same.  Roth  may  be 
said  to  have  started  as  “mongrels”  ;  that 
is,  the  birds  contain  a  mixture  of  the 
blood  of  a  large  number  of  different 
standard  breeds. 
It  is  supposed  that  the  Black  Giants 
originally  came  from  the  Black  Java  and 
perhaps  the  Black  Langshan  fowls. 
These  two  black  or  dark-colored  breeds 
were  evidently  brought  to  Central  and 
Southern  New  Jersey  some  years  ago. 
There  they  were  crossed  with  the  breeds 
of  poultry  then  found  on  the  farms  in 
that  section.  It  is  probable  that  the 
blood  of  dark  Brahma,  Barred  Rock  and 
Cornish  Games  entered  into  the  original 
make-up  of  the  Black  Giants.  JVhen 
these  Black  birds  began  to  show  their 
good  qualities,  there  wTere  apparently  half 
a  dozen  ideas  as  to  what  they  should 
really  represent.  Some  of  the  farmers 
bred  them  to  a  rose  comb,  while  others 
preferred  single  comb.  Then  there  were 
farmers  who  preferred  the  feathers  on 
their  legs,  as  is  the  case  with  the  Brahma. 
Others  wanted  clean  legs,  and  still  others 
seemed  to  feel  that  it  was  desirable  to 
have  white  feathers  in  the  hackle.  These 
were  called  “eagle-necks,”  and  to  this  day 
in  most  flocks  there  will  be  a  fair  propor¬ 
tion  of  birds  otherwise  of  good  form  who 
will  show  this  coloring  on  their  necks. 
Finally,  an  effort  was  made  to  agree  upon 
a  definite  standard  for  these  birds,  and 
in  time  we  came  to  the  solid  black  color, 
clean  legs  and  upright  typical  shape.  It 
has  taken  a  good  many  years  and  very 
skillful  selection  to  work  out  a  true  type 
and  breed  birds  directly  to  it.  The  Black 
Giant  has  been  evolved  to  meet  a  certain 
definite  demand  on  the  part  of  farmers. 
What  they  wanted  was  a  large,  active 
bird,  capable  of  foraging,  and  a  good 
ranger.  They  wanted  a  hardy  bird, 
larger  than  the  Red  or  the  Rock,  with  the 
ability  to  make  meat  rapidly  and  develop 
a  first-class  carcass,  and  at  the  same  time 
prove  a  fair  layer.  There  is  definite  de¬ 
mand  for  such  a  bird,  even  at  this  time 
when  the  Leghorns  are  having  such  a 
tremendous  run  as  egg  producers.  The 
Black  Giant  has  a  definite  place  among 
American  poultry  as  a  meat-producing 
fowl.  It  is  a  mistake  to  claim  that  this 
breed  can  possibly  equal  the  Leghorns  as 
an  egg  producer.  At  some  of  the  egg 
laying  contests  the  Black  Giants  have 
made  a  fair  record,  but  it  is  not  in  the 
nature  of  things  for  a  bird  to  make  a 
large  carcass  of  well-placed  meat  and  at 
the  same  time  excel  in  laying  qualities. 
Some  of  the  Black  Giant  breeders  have 
made  the  mistake  of  getting  on  the  house¬ 
tops  and  blowing  a  tin  horn  about  their 
breed.  They  will  do  their  fellow-breeders 
far  more  harm  than  good  by  such  action 
The  breed  has  admirable  qualities,  and 
can  take* care  of  itself  as  a  general  fowl 
and  meat  producer,  and  there  is  absolutely 
no  sense  whatever  in  trying  to  claim  that 
the.  breed  has  all  the  qualities  which  a 
hen  ought  to  have.  No  one  expects  a 
Rercheron  work  horse  to  get  out  on  the 
road  and  trot  past  a  purebred  trotter,  and 
yet  for  a  general-purpose  horse  to  plow 
on  weekdays  and  get  the  family  to  church 
on  Sunday,  the  Percheron  might  be  the 
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