The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 11, 1922, Image 3
Depeiyiable Rhode Island Reds.
(By Prof. H. Frederic Stoneburn
Poultry Editor of The World.)
In less than a quarter century the
American breed of fowls known a:
Rhode Island Reds rose from obscuritj
and swept over the greater part of the
civilired world. Few, if any, breed:
have so quickly ccme into prominence
and received such general approval
There have been instancies where cer
tain breeds have been forced upon the
public through the use of aggressive
publicity methods, even though lack1
in real vaiue. jdui mcy ^ui^naj
faded out of sight if they did not possess
merit, if they failed to make gooi
in the hands of the poultrymen whe
were induced to test them. The Redi
have made good and their popularitj
has steadily increased. This is th<
final proof that they do possess unusual
vaiue
The history of the origin and development
of this great Amcricar
breed is most interesting. Some ol
the exact details regarding its earl}
history cannot be ascertained, but the
following information is approximately
correct:
T1 i southeastern corner of the state
cf T lode Island is not a rich agriculture
section, but for generations il
has supported :i very considerable
poultry population. Possibly the
farmers of that section turned tc
poultry raising because their fields
were not fertile, because the poultry
crop paid better than any other.
Bounded on the west by the broad
Sakonnet river and on the south by
the Atlantic ocean, this section enjoys
relatively open winters with but little
snow. Thus the fowls can get
out on the bare ground practically
every day in the year, and as a rule
are permitted to roam at will. Poul
try houses are usually simple and inexpensive,
rather light in construction,
and until recent years at least decidedly
primitive methods of poultry
management were generally followed.
While this section has alweys produced
a considerable volume of good
table poultry, particular stress has always
been laid cn the production of
the big, brown-shelled eggs which are
demanded by the select markets of
New England. Before methods of
transportation had been perfected
these eggs were sent to the nearby
cities of Fall River, Newport and
Providence, though some went to
Boston.
In view of all the conditions it is
obvious that these farmer-poultrymen
would think highly of fowls which
were extremely hardy and able to
withstand hardship, which would produce
a generous yield of brown eggs
and dress off table stock having the
desired yellow legs and skin. When
the original Reds appeared in this
Little Compton district of Rhode Isl
anci they seemed to meet tne very
irsctical requirements of the poultrymen
there, and they soon outnumbered
all other kinds of fowls.
The foundation of the breed was
laid about the middle of the last century
by a retired sea captain, one
William Tripp, who kept considerable
poultry* and also bought eggs from
neighboring farmers for sale on the
market. One of his seafaring friends
brought Mr. Tripp some Malay Games
from an Asiatic port and these vigorous
red and black males were mated
with some of the o^-time Shanghais
and other common fowls of the district.
Many of the cockerels resulting
from these matings were brila?
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| liant red in color, though the females
were nondescript in plumage, ranging
from almost white to muddy
chocolate. In the male line this
striking color persisted in following
generations and these brilliant red
' males were commonly selected to
5 head the breeding flocks. They were
generally used throughout the Little
; Compton section and in honor of their
5 originator were commonly call "Bill
; Tripp's Fowls."
Because of the peculiar geographical
location of their native section,
I in a sort of backwater, through which
there was but little travel, these
husky, business birds dij not come
to public attention for nearly fifty
I years. But a few years before the
) close of the last century they were
' discovered" and taken up and exploited
in two different ways?by the
fanciers and by the utility poultrymen.
Some well known poultry breeders
and exhibitors, or fanciers, from the
neighboring city of Fall River se1
lected certain specimens of good color
from various farm flocks and exhibited
them in one or more of the many
? poultry shows in Xew England. They
later formed a club and seriously began
the work of breeding to fix good
type and color.
At about the same date an official
* of the Rhode Island Agricultural Ex:
periment Station had occasion to fre1
quently visit the farmers in that sec'
tion and observe the unusually good
! results they were securing from their
poultry. This man rightly concluded
that much of this success was due to
I the use of the vigorous red hens
' which were found on practically ev!
ery farm, and he determined tb intro-!
duce this unusual breed to the poul;
trymen of America. He secured a j
farm, erected buildings and gathered
! a large flock made up of individual
birds which he selected here and there,
choosing specimens which appealed to
> him as being desirable in form and 1
color.
Then he began to advertise them
to the public, his advertisements ap-j
pearing in certain poultry journals. J
I He laid stress upon the hardiness
and laj-ing ability of these red hens, j
emphasizing the fact that they were (
"farmers' fowls, bred for business,!
r.ot weakened by years' of confinement
in little v-r ds."
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previously drawn the line so clearly
between fowls bred primarily for ex-'
hibition and those produced strictly
for utility or commercial purposes.
Tut, in my opinion, this man did more
than.any one else to bring the Rhode
Island Red to the attention of the
1 general public. His appeal struck
home and he quickly built up a great
trade in hatching eggs and breeding
stock. But owing to years of careless
breeding?each farmer working indejendently
defining form and color,
breed characteristics had not been
fixed. Those who took up the breed
were disappointed and disgusted with
the mixed flocks of youngsters they
1eared.
For a time it was an open question
whether the breed would make headway,
but in the long run sheer utility
merit won out in spite of the drawback
of lack of uniformity in form
and color. These chicks laughed at
hardships, lived and grew. They
made nice table fowls, the pullets
were persistent producers of large
eggs. In short these flocks were
profit payers. Handicapped by its appearance,
attacked by the dyed-in-thewool
fancierc who raised a mighty
cry of "mongre'.s " the breed made
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a steady advance because it delivered
the goods.
i But many thoughtful breeders saw
great possibilities in the Reds and
I set themselves to the task of improving
the breed ir. show characteristics.
Rapid progress was made in the matter
of improving type and color along
suggested lines laid down by the
. Rhode Island Red Club, to which refi
crence was made above. In 1904 the
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds were
recognized by the American Poultry
Association and given a place in the
standard of perfection. The rose
comb variety of the breed was officially
recognized the following year.
The Reds occupy a leading position
i among the general purpose breeds of
I fowls. Am! they deserve this. They
are unexcelled in vigor and hardiness,
inheriting these highly valuable characteristics
from fifty generations of
ancestors kept under plain and rugged
conditions where the weak perished
and only the strong survived. They
! are excellent layers and under reasonable
conditions produce eggs steadily
1 and bring big prices. They are really
fine table birds whether used as broilers.
roasters or stewing fowls. They
are active and mature early, are
equally at homo in the poultry yard
or on open farm range. The hen?
make dependable setters and careful
mothers. All in all, the Reds are
mighty good chickens.
| Bemuse of the work of careful
breedrt-s it is now a simple matter
j to produce flocks of Reds which are
satisfactory in color and quite uni!
form, but perfection in the beautiful
| even shade of plumage demanded in
the show room is still difficult to
secure. The breeder who can consistently
produce stock having this
depth and purity of exhibition color
need not worry about financial returns.
He can sell at mighty good
prices all such birds that he can
grow.
The desired shew room "-eights are
as follows: cock 8% lbs., cockerel,
IVi lbs.; hen 6% lbs.; puiMt, 5?lbs.
In utility flocks these weights are
usually exceeded. It might be well
to caution the beginner against chooslnvryn
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activity and early maturity, most
valuable points, may be lost through
breeding for great size.
Words cannot describe the color of
the Rhode Island Red. One must see
a good specimen in order to secure
an idea of proper color. Generally
speaking, the plumage is a rich, even
red throughout set off by black
markings in certain sections.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
The office of the Supervisor ol
Registration will be open on the 1st
Monday in each month for the pur
pose of registering any person who
is aualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident
of the State for two years, and of
the county one year, and of the
poll: j precinct in which the elector
offers to vote four months before
the day of elction, and shall have
paid, six months before, any poll
tax then due and payable, and who
can both read and write any section
to him by the Supervisors of Regis
tration, or who can show that ht
owns, and has naid all taxes collectible
on during the present year, property
in this State assessed at thre*
hundred dollars or -"e.
R. E. CI * RKSON,
Clerk of Board.
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