Excerpt from Barred and White Plymouth Rocks: Their History, Characteristics and Standard Points; How to Mate and Rear Them for Exhibition and Commercial Purposes; With a Chapter on Their Diseases and Treatment The interest manifested in the Barred Plymouth Rock breed, the first born of native skill, is only equaled by the birth of its first cousin in Spotless robes of mla'te. These matchless cousins are America's grandest and proudest triumphs, and while they hold the post Of honor for comeliness and utility, we must accord to their new rivals all the merits to which they are justly entitled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.