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in center of feathers in hackle and saddle of males, and a 

 little darker or brownish surface color of females on back 

 and wings, would no doubt prove conducive to a larger 

 percentage of good females and make single matings 

 possible for both exhibition males and females, in my 

 judgment, as it should be from nature either to have 

 males and females lighter or darker in color, as I. K, 

 Felch once said, — H. C. Short. 



It might prove to be a very good mating, but I think 

 the double matings could produce birds of finer color; of 

 course, in double matings you do not want to go to ex- 

 tremes. — T. H. Woods. 



It would, just as it did twenty or twenty-five years 

 ago when plenty of 95 point birds under Pierce, George 

 O, Brown and I. K. Felch were produced from single 

 matings and ninety per cent, all good. They were a joy 

 and a beauty to anyone, and were then the most popular 

 and prirttable breed we had in the South. — Loring Brown. 



Ve~. — Florence Forbes. 



I do not think, under the present Standard require- 

 ments, tliat we shall ever be able to produce a satisfactory 

 exhibition specimen male or female from the single mat- 

 ing system. — J. H. Henderson. 



Xo, it would not only require a lighter hackle and 

 lighter undercolor for males, but a darker shade of brown 

 in females' backs and wings, and darker neck lacings. — 

 L. P. Harris. 



Yes. if persisted in for a number of years, it would 

 take a long time to eradicate the double mating tendency, 

 but would result in greater uniformity in the flock — 

 something that the Standard makers do not seem to want. 

 — W. G. Warnock. 



4. In the revised Standard the color of the back and 

 wing-bows of females is described as follows: "Light 

 brown, finely stippled with a darker brown, the lighter 

 shade predominating. More importance is attached to 

 fineness of stippling and evenness of color and freedom 

 from shafting, than to the particular shade of color, but 

 it is important that the eflfect produced be that of a soft 

 even brown that is not suggestive of gray, as one extreme 

 is to be avoided as much as the other," Will not this have 

 a tendency to produce more uniformity in the color of 

 exhibition females and also result in more uniform awards 

 by judges? 



The back and wing should be decidedly brown, with 

 no tendency to gray. The end of the feather being 

 slightly laced is the cause of a gray appearance. Under 

 the new revision the judging should be, and will be, more 

 uniform. — George H. Burgott. 



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BROWN LEGHORN COCKEREL. 



In Brown males I think the top was reached about 

 ten years ago. Those who see the best show birds year 

 after year will say that the quality will not run even year 

 after year. Some years the matings will seem to fail and 

 the very good ones are not there. — W. W. Kulp. 



The present or new Standard covers the ground as 

 far as color is concerned, and it would be difficult to im- 

 prove on the wording; and it will surely result in more 

 uniform judging. — William F. Brace. 



We believe the light brown females to be more at- 

 tractive — though harder to produce — to have a nicer 

 finish, and that the finer stippling is softer. — Charles O. 

 Miers. 



Unless the Standard states the exact shades I cannot 

 see how a change can bring uniformity in judging or in 

 color of females, except in color of neck hackle. The 

 change from rich orange to golden is a good one. — W. 

 W. Carmen. 



We hope so, or at least hope that the gray-colored fe- 

 males will not be considered. We think the section a 

 good one, for it gives the breeders a chance to breed their 

 preference in shades, within certain limits. — A. C. Smith. 



I think it will; it certainly ought to. — W. H. Wiebke. 



This is the best description of female we have yet 

 had and I feel sure it will prove of much benefit to both 

 breeder and judge, and result in more uniformity in 

 breeding and judging. — D. M. Owen. 



I think this would have the tendency to produce more 

 uniformity in the color of exhibition females; as it is now, 

 some judges prefer a soft, even brown that is suggestive 

 of gray, while others prefer one that is suggestive of a 

 darker brown or red. The darker brown, I find in breed- 

 ing, is more free from shafting and generally a. better 

 color in hackle and breast. The soft even brown is sug- 

 gestive of gray and red or brick color in wings. Cannot 

 answer second point of question. That's to be tried. — H. 

 C. Short. 



I think this will make it much better for judges, as 

 the color is to be brown, not gray or red, and it seems 

 that any one could select the best birds, also the breeders, 

 as fineness of stippling and freedom from shaft and brick 

 will be the objects. — T. H. Woods. 



