THE LEGHORNS 



hen is too wide or deep. I will not criticise the breast, 

 but breast looks like the limit and the future Leghorn may 

 have them as full and to their advantage. — L. E. Meri- 

 hew. 



I must say that both sketches are the nearest my 

 ideal I have ever seen and are a vast improvement on the 

 illustrations in the 1910 Standard of Perfection. I am 

 greatly pleased at the interest you are taking in this mat- 

 ter, as I honestly think illustration of the S. C. White 

 Leghorn male is misleading as a guide in selecting the 

 winners at our shows for the next four years. 



In the first place the comb of the S. C. White Leg- 

 horn male in the 1910 Standard (which is 1-10 of the bird 

 in number of points) was verj' much a disappointment be- 

 cause the average judge would say "it is large enough for 

 a Minorca," also the points are unevenly serrated. 



The neater outlines of the neck of both male and fe- 

 male as shown in your sketches are an improvement, in 

 showing the active and nervous temperament as well as 

 the correct symmetry or type that makes the breed. 



The neat head points will also meet the approval of 

 leading breeders and as a whole the sketches in my esti- 

 mation are "the missing link" and should be accepted 

 to replace the ones shown in our misfit Standard. 



If one doubts the misfit of this Standard he has only 

 to turn from the S. C. Brown or S. C. Buff male which 

 are both much better than that of the S. C. White male— 

 and ask himself why there is so much difference. — P. R. 

 Pfouts. 



itiey are better than those in the last Standard. 



The comb in Leghorn drawing of the last Standard is 

 entirely too large and had too much of a beefy appear- 

 ance. All of the best Leghorns have been trying to get 

 away from these larger combs, therefore such a draw- 

 ing when put into the new Standard as an ideal will prove 

 a drawback to the breed. The sooner that Leghorn 

 breeders can get away from the big combs and wattles 

 the better it will be. And we are not directing beginners 

 in the right direction unless we have the combs, wattles 

 and all other sections right in our ideal illustrations show- 

 ing what is wanted in the best birds. 



My idea is to have a correct i 'eal showing as near as 

 possible what is wanted by the best breeders all over the 



se of tail. 



United States, then see to it that the judges stick to these 

 ideals in placing awards. 



The serrations in the new outline you sent me might 

 be a little closer together, so as to show the blade a trifle 

 better. 



All other points being equal, under most of the best 

 judges today, a bird with a little lower and still better 

 spread tail would win out every time. — G. J. Gerber. 



In my opinion they are the best sketches yet pro- 



b aLl lie 1 tlie sketches 

 indicate the changes that J H Hender- 

 son of Tennessee suggests They show 

 less fullness in breast less length and 

 depth of body and the tail caiiied at a 

 higher angle. 



W. 



duced, and represent my interpretation of the Standard 

 perfectly. 



I think most Leghorn breeders are putting on too 

 nntch comb, both on male and female. That is one objec- 

 tion to the 1910 sketches — too much comb. A comb as is 

 usually found on Leghorns bred after these sketches, 

 must be thick and more or less coarse in order to stand 

 erect. The curve of the back and tail is very pleasing. 



By all means let us have a Standard with a proper 

 type and characteristics of Leohorns, so that we may 

 know Leghorns 

 from Minorcas. — 

 J. N. Coffman. 



The sketches 

 of Leghorns re- 

 ceived and I cer- 

 tainly tnink the 

 artist has done 

 the breed justice 

 in every respect. 

 How these 

 sketches can be 

 improved upon 

 and retain the 

 true characteris- 

 tics of this noble 

 breed 's beyond 

 me. I should say 

 they are the ideal 

 type of both male 

 and female and 

 should the A. P. 

 A. approve these 

 cuts and adopt 

 them for the 

 Standard, I think 

 they would be 

 accented with 

 pleasure by all 



Leghorn breeders throughout the country. — Ed 

 Phelps. 



In my opinion these outlines are very satisfactory. — 

 O. C. Gehrman. 



I regard the sketch of male as being much better than. 

 that of the female. Have suggested one change in male 

 outline that I hope may be of some service to you. 



As a Leghorn breeder! appreciate the work you are 

 doing and believe you are taking a step in the right direc- 

 tion. — J. H. Henderson. 



I am in receipt of the plates of the White Leghorns, 

 and after examining them closely I wish to say that I 

 tliink they represent this breed more thoroughly than the 

 cuts in the new edition of the 1910 Standard, but if Mr. 

 Sewell is going to make new drawings 1 would like very 

 much to see them and make a comparison. — A. J. Murphy. 



With the exception of the tail of the female the 

 sketches submitted by you represent, in my estimation, 

 the ideal Leghorn shape. 



I believe that the shape pf the back and tail of the fe- 

 male as shown by drawing used in Standard is entirely too 

 beefy to suit my ideal, and also I think both the present 

 Standard male and female are a bit too short in the legs 

 for typical Leghorns. — Leon C. Huntington. 



A very important point in the pictures in our Standard 

 has been overlooked, viz.; to have the outlines of male 

 and female of such proportions that birds of the same 

 type can be bred from the same mating. 



In the sketches submitted by you the male is too 

 slender and the female the reverse. I have tried to make 

 the sketches right in this respect by making the female 

 more slender and the male a little more blocky. 



The main tail feathers in Leghorns should number 

 eight instead of seven and a very important thing for the 

 male is abundant tail feathering, especially the side 

 hangers. 



I have noted on the sketch the changes I deem neces- 

 sar;. Would especially call attention to the eyes; they are 

 too large and the lobe in female sketch is entirely too- 

 large. Beak on each sketch is too blunt. Back part of 

 comb or keel looks as if he had a side sprig:. 



I trust that we may be able to get satisfactory draw- 

 ings that will represent the true ideals for which to strive 

 and that they may conform closely, but not so that we 

 shall not set before us a task impossible to accomplish. 



