Professor
John L.Skinner
Middleton
- Wisconsin- USA
28-12-1987
Dear
John,
I
thank you very much for your Xmas greetings and nice to hear from you. Yes, I’m
still plugging away with the research and have a couple of new publications
out shortly: one compiled on OEG Colors
which were originally published in our old Poultry
newspaper on a weekly basis some 50 years ago. I have put them in one package.
They were written by one of Australia’s all time greats in the Poultry world
in Australia, A.J.Compton. Also later in 1988 I hope to have completed The
Breeds of Domestic Fowl Created in Australia. The unfortunate thing is
that I have to do all the typing, printing etc myself as I can’t obtain any
financial assistance. And of course the quality of the end product does not
rate very highly. This slows me down somewhat as I have stacks of material
which could be published if I just had to coalate it and not have to do the
printing etc and of course some finance. However this is a challenge.
A
letter later I will send you a copy of our Pekin
Bantam Club Color Standard. It is close to completed, only have two
colours to do. I have been involved heavily in this doing the research on it.
It was needed we will be revising the type standard also as the British
Standard is not very explicit. This may be of interest to you. The late
Frank Gary was a tremendous help to me. I had very high regard for his
ability. Also one of our Club members has been doing some really useful work
in producing Barred Pekins in Australia. He has gone about the job in a very
methodical way and although he has a way to go yet is making good progress.
He
is preparing a paper on this project and I will be printing it for the Pekin
Club. We are producing it in the interest of the breed. I will send you a copy
when it becomes available. I haven’t seen the text as yet but am pretty
confident it will be good material. I have been in close contact with this
chap throughout his project. Yes, I guess it would be hard to find the White
Cochins amongst the snow. I realise it gets pretty cold in Wisconsin at this
time of the year. OK on truing to retire. I jeep pretty busy. I wonder how I
ever had time to go to work. Hope you had a good Xmas and best wishes for
1988.