File:The Asiatics; Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans, all varieties, their origin; (1904) (14776148272).jpg

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Title: The Asiatics; Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans, all varieties, their origin;
Year: 1904 (1900s)
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Subjects: Poultry
Publisher: Quincy, Ill., The Reliable poultry journal publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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COCHIN MALE SHAPE-By Sewell. Compns,n0 the Best Points of Severs, Live Models. Drawn by Franklane L. SewelI fQr „Sunm.tted to Prominent Judges and Breeders for Criticism Based Upon sTan the Reliable Poultry Journal anddard Requirements.
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COCHIN MALE SHA PE—By Sewell. An Ideal Cochin. Drawn by Franklane L. Sewell for the Reliable Poultry Journal, under the Suggestions of ProminentJudges and Breeders-The Outcome of Criticism Upon the Cochin Male Shape Shown on the Opposite Page. 46 THE ASIATICS. it a little too stumpy, and the serrations seem too blunt. Ilike a fine serration, even on a Buff Cochin male. Of courseI want the comb thick next to the head. 0. E. Skinner, Kansas, breeder of Buff and PartridgeCochins: Referring to the Cochin cuts just received, I begto state that while this shape is fine to look at, if you un-dertake to breed birds of this type, exactly, you wouldsurely fail in Standard weights. They are too short in backand body. I am not criticising the shape to any extent, butmy judgment is, a longer back and body, or else less weightfor mature birds. I find my best shaped birds, like thesecuts, are always short on Standard weights, although I ad-mire them. W. A. Ryon, Missouri, breeder of Buff Cochins:

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