THE LEGHORNS 



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Tied too high. I would prefer, as far as the Standard de- 

 scription is concerned, the Brown Leghorn female as 

 being near the present Standard. — W. R. Graham. 



In Leghorns the S. C. White male and the S. C. Buflf 

 female conform to Standard in shape description. — E. C. 

 Branch. 



Leghorn male comb a little ;small and wattles are a 

 little bit pinched. Back a little too short; otherwise it is 

 fine. Female neck is too slim and delicate looking; tail a 

 little too much arched and too loosely folded. Otherwise 

 I like it.— F. J. Marshall. 



In my judgment the drawings submitted to me are far 

 superior to the ones in the new Standard. I for one would 



is a little too upright and straight. Moving both forward 

 would no doubt give more of a sweep to back and lengthen 

 same. 



The only fault that I can see with the female is a little 

 too much breast. She is also too deep in body. The 

 Standard calls for "fairly deep." — J. C. runderford. 



I consider these shape outlines about as good as 

 needed. — Geo. S. Earner 



Comparing the drawings in the new Standard and 

 your sketches of Leghorn shape, it is my opinion that the 

 latter are better in all details except in the comb of male. 

 I consider the comb on the male in the Standard the best 

 model, as it shows more size and I think finer texture. It 



head. I 



prefer these ideals to the ones in the 1910 Standard. — U. J. does not appear so beefy and stands up well 

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While the sketches do not cover all the corrections 

 that should be made in the present Standard, they meet 

 my hearty approval. — J. C. Johnson. 



F.ach'sketch might well replace the illustrations in the 

 ;ent Standard. 



In the Leghorn fem.ale the back appears too long. — 

 [. Hill. 

 The Leghorn male is O. K., except that the back is 



pres 



1A. 





As will be noted by the hea\y Imes 

 Mr. Felch"s ideal is consideiable shorter 

 than the majority of prominent Leghorn 

 breeders and judges favor. 



R \ \lexandei of West Virginia su-, 

 gests less fullness and piominence in 

 breast as is shown by the hea\j black 

 line in the illustration 



too low in the center, which gives the tail a low appear- 

 ance. Female is very satisfactory. — Jos. Dagle. 



The sketches of Leghorns are splendid. The male is 

 O. K., except that back line should be a more perfect con- 

 cave, which would relieve the appearance of too much 

 length of body for a Leghorn. Back of the female is too 

 long and the legs are set too far back on body. Illustra- 

 tions in the 1910 Sta^ard are much better. — W. H. Card. 



The neck of the Leghorn male appears to be a trifle 

 too long and I would make same criticism about the tail. 

 If the sickles were carried more upright, it would present 

 a better appearance. The little toes should be shortened 

 a trifle. The sketch of the female is good, if the second 

 serration of comb would droop a trifle more. — Theo. Faul- 

 stich. 



If you take the tip-toe appearance from the male and 

 a trifle of the fullness of breast from the sketch of the 

 female the Leghorn sketches would pass muster with me. 

 — H. B. Savage. 



Shape of male and female very good, but I like tjpe 

 in new Standard better. — Chas. H. Ward. 



I am returning the sketches herewith with the sug- 

 gestions that I have made for same. Should say that the 

 front of the comb of the male projects a bit too far over 

 the beak, which woula have a tendency to develop thumb 

 marks. The back has not quite the sweep or length that 

 I would like to see. Am not an advocate of the extremely 

 low tail, but for the Standard male would prefer a little 

 more length of back than the sketch shows. It strikes 

 me that the legs show a little too much shank which tends 

 to create a gamy type. 



Would also say that the position of the head and neck 



believe that many breeders are injuring the utility quali- 

 ties by breeding weak birds that have small combs. I am 

 not a beefy comb advocate, but prefer a good sized comb 

 and one that is fine in texture. — B. E. Craig. 



I must say that your outlines illustrate the ideal shape 



for Brown Leghorns and I truly hope that every breeder 



and every judge will recommend them as such. — Paul Scott. 



Replying to your letter asking for criticism of the 



outlines suggested for Standard Leghorn shape, would 



say that on the whole, I do not like 



the outline of the male as well as the 



one in the Standard, present edition. 



The head is very good, but the blade 



of the comb should be about the 



width of a pencil mark deeper; that 



is the bottom of the serration should 



come more nearly on a line. 



The comb , on the Single Comb 

 Brown Leghbrfi' male in the new 

 Standard is a little too heavy espe- 

 cially at the rear, it is just as much 

 too heavy as the one in your sketches 

 is too light at the rear. The ear- 

 lobes should be broader at the top 

 and conform in shape to those on the 

 Brown Leghorn male in the old 

 Standard. 



The outline of the S. C. Brown 

 Leghorn male in the new Standard 

 would serve very well if the head 

 were carried a little further back, 

 which would give the bird more life 

 and style. The shanks are portrayed 

 a little too large. 



Your sketch is altogether too 

 high at the shoulder and there is too 

 much width at the base of the tail, 

 making the bird too heavy in the 

 rear. Owing to the fact 'that the 

 bird is posted so high on legs, the outline of the back is 

 not a natural curve. The one in the new Standard is bet- 

 ter, and is about right in my opinion. The illustration 

 lacks in art. the head being too far forward and the main 

 tail sickle feathers might be better covered with lesser 

 sickles. The outline of the S. C. Brown Leghorn female 

 on page 139 of the ne.w: Standard is very good, but I do 

 not like the heiK^ and^'^eomb.- The biieast and back are 

 very good, but it is a question if the breast is not too 

 heavy, also if the direction of the last three main tail 

 feathers is right. It appears as though the photograph 

 was taken after these feathers were broken down. 



The sketch you have submitted is altogether too heavy 

 in body and shank. The body in general is too much of 

 an oblong or Dorking shape, in a miniature way. The 

 head is very good except the earlobes are a trifle large 

 and too long. The neck is too small and the breast is al- 

 together too croppy. I do not consider it as good an ideal 

 as the one in the Standard, taking the White Leghorn il- 

 lustration as the ideal, for it is very difificult to see what 

 the outline of the Brown Leghorn female in the Standard 

 is intended to be. — A. C. Smith. 



Regarding the sketches of Leghorn male and female 

 sent to me, would say they are satisfactory with the ex- 

 ception of the comb on the male. I think it a trifle too 

 short for the width. — Ezra C. Carter. 



In regard to the sketches will say that they are the 

 best I have seen to date. They depict a more ideal Leg- 

 horn than some photos and are far better than those in 

 the 1910 Standard. However, I would like to see a still 

 better outline, a male that is longer in back, and if you 

 will shorten the middle toe a trifle it would be perfect. 



