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RiRAL S(H(K>i. Leaflet 



and also, if possible, a drawing of the bird. Such a mount will constitute 

 an exhibit for Farmers' Week in this class. 



3. Poultry feather mounts 

 Mr. Krum, of the Department of Poultry Husbandry, has furnished the 

 following information that will be helpful in preparing the feather mounts, 

 and he has provided the illustration. 



Each section of the body of a fowl is given a name and a number, as is 

 shown on this page, as a help in identifying the different kinds of feathers. 



Poultry feather mounts 



First make a study of the feathers on the live fowl if possible, comparing 

 the shape of the feathers with those shown in the illustration. Make 

 large outline drawings of the hen and the cock. They may be on sej^arate 

 mounts or on the same mount. Then collect the feathers, taking one 

 from each section of the bird and always from the side that will be shown 

 on the mount. The best way to obtain the feathers without injury to the 

 bird is to cut each one off close to the body with a pair of scissors. Mark 

 the feathers in some way as they are collected. A good method is to place 

 each one in an envelope bearing the name of the part from which it came. 

 When the feathers and the outline drawings are ready, the feathers should 

 be fastened in the proper places on the outlines with small pasters. A 

 number should be given to each feather, and the name of the part to which 

 the feather belongs should be placed opposite the corresponding ntunber 

 at the bottom of the mount (illustration). The name of the breed and 

 the variety of fowl represented, should also appear on the mount. 



