Rah for the Leghorns!

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1912, Page 2

Rah for the Leghorns!

S AYS MR LEG-'MI. Articles have ap'.:e irt:d in the pros disputing the validity o[ the elaini that the white Leghorn is the best all round cg-j; and pro'it producer. 1 dunk the Leghorn citadel will remain <<iiit > und'..iken b the.-e i'e.v stray .shots, ami the i.oeliorn ncter will 11 y npoi! tin 1 rampart wall ;>.«■• !:>•- iial. and crmv a > incrdly m. Up to about li\ e years ngo (lie claim of the Asiatic fan-in' for the virtues of his favorite bi\cd i-k ag-.rst the l,i '.'i 1 ):"n ha;l >• >111f■ itjrl i!"i:on the general pub!;-: !m ; .sir,'.-" the:!, alter tl>e splendid *. 1 \!ij!>j ti;)n of white Leghorn.. in Amsirala dan o;g----ladmj; eon-eds, the c'aini of the big breeds d : ed a iiainrnl death. T!ie w- 'ta I.edim-e-. a' e*< ij| 11;« greatest I'avaarit- 1 .; a: 1 : Ide'v i-i ii>i;;-ii;i sc far years ! a (•;>:»; •. That the Leghorn wi!! lose .<■ mm of ii,s jn-mddh to tin- i-i:n•:- r duck, chiefly during the pres"nt mild runner cra'ce. i's quite on the card--:: but when evervthinrr is carefully considered it will be found t.ha white Leghorn will hold its own for many years vol, against all coiners. It will be noted that 1 :iin speaking of breeds a.s a wliole. It is <iiiits? possible, as it often happens. that a pen of pons of Wyandotte, Orp.ngion, Hock or Langsh.ms will outlay .ail e(|iial number of whiie L-rgimni-:. 1)1 this it will be found th.a.t the Asiatic winner k so reduced in si;;c, sn quick and light, as to resemble the Leghorn, or thai the Leghorn losi'r lies been a1i0,,-ad to Invome heavy and slow, resembling tlie Asiatic. o\: ri;-.jv tea ye.-us previous to 15)03 there existed something in the nature ef a conspiracy on the part o! ine-t poultry- experts agiind the liih ■ .'-'editer; :>nea». It wa.s Hut! ')j'j■■ iit-j; fr-n Imre, thei'e. and everywhere. Aad where is t,d> Ruff Orpine'on now-' While tha pi-".phets were busy ('Ncominiin :ca t i ii'i the lute Leghorn «or its small s;xe. the !i reed"rs who h-d tri-rl tlic muehpraised .\si;atics lieaan to drop tliaiii like 11'>t potatoes, and went in for breeding naite Li'u'u-a-i'.. almost evclih'ively. I claim to write entirely free from pivjudiee. for the white A\yandnt|(.s ar«' one of my favuorite breeds. | bre.l them for s<ni!<> venrs: and f know the storliii'.!: fl u.'t]1laea el • i<• strain, of Silver "Wyandoite and Hlaek Orpiji^ion. Of course the wliite Le'ihorns, like (■ill Oilier breces lhiiil have been on j top belore them like all races of men. animak and plants are. subj jeci to terms c! mavoiium and miniI tnuin activity, or periods of comparative re.-t and re-iiperntioii, followed I by of L'rent r , Vj ,, ;'iiso of encr- ! s?\'- That tlie ba-k swine- of the ir'adul'";] will c-rme sonner or later it is rlaini v : b-t lb-it. day is nat "t. Y. ait ■> 'if,'!", -nd in the inI'i'val sfiok In !h" la-' ,en. Rreedfur !• ' and ama' ca-a'drn d; s !l roved delns : -n. Afany bi-eeder.s b-i'c paid de;:r lor (hat deli'i<ion! lar it: 0.-i's not inv lo l>reed fowl meal ill Ye\c Zeal-iiid. I.ut a svvte-m-it i-. -••.•eful b-e •<!•.«-• wi'l make (>m"s p'v. In most aas's the chainjeou of the siftiin; breeds ik a breed--I'r of small numbers. Let him spread to ."00 <,-• ]()M0 Inyers, and, like a lonu-lost brother he is bade i„r, h.u i'.ei-'i! We have many smlf am-aiii: Le'dnirn breetleris t.'.i-day. I lie -lersev is natures milk type aino'm cous: the I'miner the i Ll>f -inionj; di!(d<s: ar{l the licelioru represenfs tiiu' e^ , x fvpe iiiihiiii lon Is. !f von are r, suiall farmer. k< I'ou l.s a.s a rede line, my advice is; Keep some of both Le<r|iorns ami sitting breeds. The fancier can aive free- p!ay to his iniajiination the whole of the brecd.s. But ii yon wish to breed heavily for a living, ke-p white liorn.s o:dy, or Lprdioriis and T?unnors! H. LEOER. f<evin. 7th 1012.