Mr
Frank Gary
Crosswicks
- N.J. - USA
5-8-1984
Dear
Mr Gary,
Hope
you are keeping well after the bad winter. We had one bad spell during the
winter, but feel we might have an early spring. I have sent you via Surface
Mail a copy of my latest contribution to the literary world, the first book in
the series on the Origin, Evolution, History and Distribution of the Domestic Fowl. It
is book 2 on Chicken Bone Recoveries.
I also included a copy of the Standards we put out on the Colors -Birchen,
Black Red etc. We first published it in the Pekin Bantam Club of NSW Newsletter
and the feedback so far approves of our efforts.
We
are going through all the colors as applicable in Australia, and I think will
then straighten out the Pekin Standard overall. It will finish up very close I
think to the one we worked on a few years back when I discussed it with you.
There may be a few minor changes, but our committee is sold on your America
format, describing the male and female separately. We are then going to
publish a Manual on the Pekin Bantam as applicable to Australia.
We
had our Annual Show last Sunday with an entry of 310 Pekins, quite successful
we thought. The Leghorn and Ancona Clubs show in conjunction with us. There
were 201 Leghorns and over 150 Anconas, making a total of over 660 birds in 3
breeds.
I
am making an application to our State Government for a financial grant to
carry on with my research and publications. I would like to get the Histories
of our breeds developed in Australia in print. However unless I can get some
sort of support, for financially I can’t
afford it. I need to have the typing and printing done so that I can
get on with the job of putting all the material together.
Had
a letter from Fred Jeffrey the other day. Have a bit of information for him
which he is interested in on RIR x Black Pekin.
The
doctor told me last time I saw him that it could be 12 months before I have to
have the cataract removed. There does not seem to be much change over the last
12 months. I am still using the drops.
The
next color in the Pekins we are going to tackle is Blue. We don’t have self
blues in Australia. Our Blue Pekins breed the same as the Andalusians. I will
let you know what we get up to about it. All for now.
Sincerely
yours,