There are no Sicilian buttercups on Australia 25th Match 1914
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article ... +buttercupthen
Link to imminent arrival September 1914
SICILIAN BUTTERCUPS
I have some Chickens if j ou would like to rec
them
ii) Birds arrive next week. They are coming from a specialist in Buttercups Settings -ill cost )0u 1 guinea
Write for particulars catalogue, and copy R. I Red Standaid free
J F DALRYV1PIE R I Red SpecialMt,
loloma Stud loultry arm
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article ... +buttercupLink to first importation J F Dalrymple
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article ... +buttercupSICILIAN BUTTERCUPS
My First Pen has arrived They are fit to win In any Show in the world and are bred from Tested Layers I shall have a large consignment shortly
B It I am only going to charge 21« for Settings
I am importing only the best but my prices will defy competition Inspection invited My time is
yours
J F Dalrymple (Saturday 19 September 1914 The Sydney Morning Herald)
The second person who imported them in the same paper tho I can't locate now
VALUABLE FOWLS.Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Friday 2 July 1915 p 4 Article... VALUABLE FOWLS. I Mrs. Waclaw, Figtree Creek, has j received by s.s. Wodonga a pen of buttercup bnttercnp fowls, from R. Palmer. I U.S.A. The order for these birds j was given in January last. 1 ... 36 words
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article ... erm=Waclawhttp://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article ... erm=WaclawNEW POULTRY BREED.
The "Sicilian Buttercup."
A new breed of . fowl hos been specially imported from America by Mrs. Louise Waclaw; of Fig Tree ('reek. These, the "Sicilian Butter- cups," until,three years ago, -were an almost unknown variety ot poul- try. They are notf being bred in three countries ; in fact, they are forging to thc front rank with such remarkable strides that they are càusing comment in the poultry press everywhere, ' and are a most popular variety of poultry with their owners, for those who try out the Buttercups become their fore- most friends. Even in England they have taken hold already.
.'Buttercup" type is always to1 be associated with the requirements ol Mediterranean fowls. Their original name was Sicilius Patera Opulenta! (Cup ol Riches), and at a» early date were much used in religious sacrifices. They were brought to America by^Captain C. Davis,- whe nave them an"'American name and called , them Sicilian Buttercups uniting, their name in their islant home with ' thc popular rcscrablano rj{, the - comb to the widely knowi
llower.
Thoy-have many sterling qualities They ; are very hardy, grow rapidly mature early, ¿rid frequently- lay at four months old. They lay a large, crearay-white, ,e%g, with a rich, gold- en yolk. They are even called "All [the Year Egg Machines," and they
j -'ay well all through their second I and third seasons. The weight of
j the male is 71b., and of the female
i from 3} to 4 Jib., being llb. heavier
than Leghorns.
Buttercups at seven weeks old, if properly fed, are as plump as part- ridges. Their round yellow bodies resemble ' balls of golden butter. Their flesh is exceptionally fine, and owing to the smallness of their bones, yield a large quantity of
meat.
As they are wonderful layers, there is no doubt that Buttercups will be- come a popular back-yard breed in Australia, especially Where space is
ürnited.
Th» "American Poultry Journal" mentions several of the leading American poultry farmers who have changed from White Leghorns to Buttercups, as the latter have been [.roved to be the better laying
strain.
Tile color of the bird is very diffi- cult to describe, but that of the Golden Fencilled Hamburg seems to describe the color of the Buttercups ci to-day. so far as the ground col-
or in both sexes is concerned.
Xo couih has yet been produced in poultry breeding that compares to
that of the Buttercup for beauty ? and uniqueness, and this one out- j standing characteristic will alone, if | nothing else, help to make them exceedingly popular. j