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the strong and the weak males, Fig. 2, A, C, D and F and females, Fig. 3, 

 A, B and F. 



There is an interesting correlation between the various parts of a fowl, 

 which is one of the safest guides in selecting fowls on the basis of vigor. 

 For example, a fowl of low vitality is likely to have a long, thin beak 

 and head; long, thin neck; long, slender body; long, thin thighs and 



Fig. II. — Strong and weak White Leghorn chickens when they have completed their 

 first chick plumage. Group A, strong: Group B, weak. 



shanks; and long, thin toes Fig. 8. The reverse is true of the physically 

 strong. Compare strong and weak individuals in Figs. 2, 3, and also 

 Figs. 7, 9 and 10. 



To examine a fowl in detail for physical vigor we may begin at the 

 head. This, in the physically strong, should be medium to large, short 



