THE LEGHORNS 



cidedly light in color, poor in lobes, no stripe in saddle, 

 and not the male we have today. The female was de- 

 cidedly dark in both shades of brown in back, wing and 

 tail coverts, with nearly a red breast; not a bird that could 

 be admired as the dainty Browns of today. 



In 1894, Madison Square Garden Show was visited. 

 Jas, Forsyth, Tenny & Harrington, Geo. H. Gallinger and 

 several others were exhibitors in Brown Leghorns. 



The idea of a better colored specimen was eventually 

 started at this show, and when the revision came at Bos- 

 ton in 1898, with the assistance of Mr. Drevenstedt and 

 that past master of Browns, F. B. Zimmer, a Standard 

 was formed that made the dainty Brown Leghorn of this 

 date. Type in the Leghorn was also looked after. 



"Nina" who won something like 20 firsts and at 8 

 years old won first at Cleveland show at the Grand 

 Central Armory, under B. N. Pierce, was grandma of 

 Nina C, who won 3 firsts at New York, 1st as pullet in 

 1897, 1st as hen in 1898 and 1899 and her line is very 

 creditably outlined by Mr. Wittman's valuable article on 

 Browns on page 38. 



Jas. Forsyth, who won many a first on Browns at 

 New York, Madison Square Garden, is to h■^ credited for 

 his work in improving them, as is C. E. Mowell, who 

 showed many a grand "Venus" line female. 



It was at this time when Mr. Morris became inter- 

 ested and did so much scientific work, so did Mr. Wittman 

 begin to produce some elegant birds. I will never forget 

 the many questions put to me by that genial gentleman, 

 Mr. Geo. H. Morris. However, he accomplished what he 

 desired and then dropped out. 



Judging -Brown Leghorns to many breeders may 

 seem an easy task, but my thirty-one years' experience 

 with this variety has convinced me otherwise. It has 

 taught me to use caution in placing awards on Brown 

 Leghorns, in fact too much caution cannot be used in 

 executing the work of placing the awards. 



poll 



:'OMB BRUW'N LEGHORN PULLET 

 beautiful pullet in color markings, with nice head 



Every section of the bird must be carefully examined, 

 all must be looked after in surface and undercolor. 

 This, where you are handling from IS to 40 birds in a 

 class, must all be conveyed to the mind and left there, for 

 the final roundup of the winning specimens. To all this 

 labor is added the shape and type of the Leghorn which 

 also must be borne in mind when making the final awards. 



A thorough knowledge of the Standard and the ability 

 to apply it, as well as 



WifiNinc Exhibition Pen S.C Brown Leghorns 

 NEW YORK. MADlSm SQUARE GARDEN 



Bred .Owned ^nd Exhibited by 



ceo. H.BuecoTT 



A WINNING PEN AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. 190S 



The male and females in the pen illustrated above, not only exhibit the tine color marking 

 but show the sprightW carriage of the modern Brown Leghorn and represented the highe 

 tvpes of Brown Leghorns in vogue in 1898. 



an inborn love for the 

 breed, are necessary 

 q u a 1 i f i cations when 

 judging Brown Leg- 

 horns or any other va- 

 riety of poultry. 



The recent re- 

 vision of the Standard, 

 if carefully and thor- 

 oughly studied will 

 enable the breeder to 

 know what a good 

 Brown Leghorn is. 

 The best and briefest 

 description of the 

 proper shade of color 

 in the male and female 

 is, it should not be too 

 light, neither too dark. 

 The medium shade will 

 catch the winnings. If 

 the male possesses the 

 Standard requirements 

 in neck, back, wings 

 and the same applies 

 to the female, with 

 good headpoints, these 

 qualifications will bring 

 the specimen well up 

 in the front. 



