Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — PLYMOUTH ROCK IS POPULAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PLYMOUTH ROCK IS POPULAR

More of Breed Found on Farms Than Any Other on Account of Blocky Shapes— Wyandottes Next. The Barred Plymouth Rock is without a doubt the most popular of chickens in this country.—more of them are found on the farms than any other breed. On special poultry farms the Leghorn is a very popular breed, and in the poultry farming districts the Rhode Island Reds hre almost exclusively used, says a writer in the Rural New Yorker. As a general utility fowl the Wyandottes are

second in popularity to the Rocks, th-s white variety being the most popular. Their blocky shape makes them an excellent breed for broilers. Like the Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds, they lay a brown egg. The Leghorns lay a white egg and in this respect they have a slight advantage, as most markets prefer the white egg, though there is no difference in the qualities of eggs with a brown or a white shell.

Plymouth Rock.