Rural School Leaflet. 



1065 



to write with it the kind of comb 

 and the name of the breed the 

 head parts of which are shown on 

 the clipping. 



Encourage the members of the 

 class to observe for themselves and 

 explain the differences in size and 

 shape of the comb of the male and 

 the female of the same breed. 

 Live fowls should be used for this 

 purpose whenever practicable. 

 Pupils like to make drawings on the blackboard. One of the types 



in the Leaflet might be copied each day and the characteristics explained 



to the class by the pupil who makes the drawing. 



Fig. 90. — Plymouth Rock 



Single Comb, small to medium, five 

 points, finely serrated, erect 



Fig. 91. — White Leghorn 



Single Comb, medium to large, 

 five points, deeply serrated. 

 Female comb lopped 



Fig. 92. — White Faced Black 

 Spanish 



Single Comb, medium to large, 

 five points. Female comb 

 lopped 



The Different Types of Combs 



The well-recognized types of combs to be found on our domestic 

 fowl are as follows: 



I. The Single Comb. — The 

 Single Comb consists of a single 

 piece of serrated (notched), fleshy 

 growth. It may be large, medium, 

 or small; thick or thin; deeply or 

 lightly serrated; erect or lopped, 

 and may have few or many points 

 or serrations, depending on breed, as 

 shown in Figures 90, 91, 92 and 93. 



The single comb is to be found ^^g. g^.— Black Minorca 



on the largest number of breeds of ^^"tSS:"7eS c^cSmrS'S^^^^ 



