16-9-1994
Dear
Mister Plant,
I
received your letter and your book and I think that it will be very useful in
completing the information about the Araucana’s origin. In Crawford’s book
I saw your name and your references. When I have seen your name, I have
imagined your happiness to be in this Bible of Geneticists, and I also think
that it's just. Your works about
the bones recoveries is very important and is very
fascinating. My compliments.
About
the books who are travelling by surface mail, no problems. I wait, in this
moment I have several English books to read to complete the ideas of my book
who is at a good point.
I
send the cheque with this letter with other 5 AU$ for bank's expenses.
Around
the Yokohama colour I have found nothing neither in the book of Crawford
neither in the book of Stevens. I hope for the book of Carefoot.
The
book of Carefoot Creative Poultry
Breeding is coming from Madam Veronica and
it will arrive in these days. Yes, it's arrived today, but it's without
index and thus it's difficult for
me find the Yokohama.
Today
arrived also the book of Fred Jeffrey Bantam
Chickens and at the page 201, RED SADDLE: "The only breed variety is
Yokohama. This is a rare variety which
is probably some sort of a pyle with spangling added. Bodies are white in both sexes but breasts are colored -- brown with white
spangle in male and salmon red
with white spangle in female. In view of the fact that both sexes have similar patterns one would expect the columbian gene to be
present and the white bodies
suggest the presence of dominant white"
It's
frequent to read in American Authors pyle
instead of pile, but I think that
this is a mistake. What you think? Pile is the other side of a coin, in Italy
we say "testa (head) e (and) croce (cross)" Pile, in a fowl, is as a
negative of a B&W photo of the black breasted fowl. True? This is the
unique explication I have found in a old breeder's paper of 1915.
Crawford
frequently speaks of the Fayoumi breed. Do you may give to me any information
about this race?
My
cousin is a radio amateur, not in your frequency, but he has a friend who may
contact you. Do you transmit always, and in what frequency, and in what hours?
In
September 27th I, and my in breeding right arm, Eduardo CANI, we go to the
Netherlands to the national show in Utrecht and also to contact some breeders
friends and Doctor Gankema who have written a recent book on poultry
feathering colour. The Dutch are teachers in breeding the dwarf and also in
genetic combinations. We will see the news!
Eduardo
is a Brazilian and Italian citizen. His ancestors was from the north of Italy.
Also Eduardo is dreaming Australia, like I’m I wrote in my book that Eduardo
said me: "When I was a little boy I collected in the country the eggs of
the hens, and these hens not was of pure stock, they was a crossing, and their
egg was green, blue and brown". I think that this fact indicates that the
Araucana was crossed with country fowls. Eduardo is born in the south of
Brazil, in the State of Santa Catarina, at 600 Km from Iguaçu Falls. The
Chile is not very far and also the pampas of Argentina.
Excuse
my English who is too poor. I write directly in French, but the English is
still hard. If I go enhance in this language, I will express many other
thoughts. Do you came in Italy for holidays? One day or other I think come to
the Australia.
Best
wishes to you and all your family. I thank you very much.