Walter F. Hughes' collection of documents relates to poultry breeding and poultry business in Kimber Poultry Breeding Farms, Niles, California. The collection contains 1926-1927 pedigree of individual records attained by chickens in breeding pens. A general catalog, published in 1955, describing all factors in Kimber Farms' efforts to produce a more profitable White Leghorn chicken is also included. A few issues of Kimberchik News from 1944-1955, are bound with a catalog. A single black and white photograph (ca. 1965) depicts the Kimbers and the senior staff of the organization.

NAL CALL NO: SF487.8 C2K56 R

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Kimber Strain White Leghorns, 1955.
Kimber Strain Turkeys, 1965.
Individual Pedigree Bird Records, 1926.
Picture of Kimber's Professional Staff, 1965.