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sketches presents the reader the sum of what is good or ideal, 

 while the other gives graphically almost, if not quite, a com- 

 plete conception of all the faults to which a fowl is heir, or at 

 least, all the most common ones. Each and every fault could, of 

 course, be emphasized or enlarged upon, though uselessly, be- 

 cause a specimen that in life carried a fractional proportion of 

 these faults, either in number or degree, would be useless as a 

 breeder. As a rule, specimens that are seriously considered for 

 breeding purposes have no more than one or at the most two 

 glaring faults, while this sketch represents every glaring fault 

 in each and every section from comb to tail and tail to toes. It 

 gives, however, a splendid example of what should not be, and 

 of the many bad features to avoid when selecting a breeding male. 

 (See illustration, Plate 20.) 



Perfection in Shape Unattained. Though it is unnecessary 



PLATE 24 



CORRECTIVE BREEDING IV 



Very often it happens that females which are large, vigorous birds 

 and are very attractive because of excellence in color and markings 

 are not well balanced, being too long in front and too short behind 

 the hocks. This sketch represents such a female and portrays the 

 correct conformation of a suitable mate. F. L. Sewell. 



