CLASSIFIED COMMERCIALLY AS A "HIGH GRADE NATURAL PRIME" 

 Plumes are graded and valued according to the possession of a large number of 

 "points," among which are included size, shapeliness, density, and luster. The best 

 plumes have usually a natural curliness at the crown and sides and are highly lustrous. 

 A single plume like the above would be worth from five to ten dollars to the farmer. 

 For millinery purposes two or three such feathers are laid together to give sufficient full- 

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