346 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 



For White Leghorns the Halstead Scale of Points ran as 

 follows : 



Points in White Leghorns, Single and Rose Combed 



Comb . 2 



-Face and Ear- Lobe 3 



Purity of Plumage 3 



Size 3 



Symmetry 2 



Condition 2 



It is significant to note that breeders of Brahmas fifty years 

 ago placed the paramount value in their Scale of Points on size 

 and color, while the Leghorn fanciers of that time went even 

 further in making color, face and lobes, and size of the greatest 

 valuation in their Scale of Points, symmetry and condition play- 

 ing minor roles in the scale. 



The above early, albeit crude, measures of value given to the 

 various breeds by breeders of a half century ago indicate quite 

 clearly, however, that their idea of valuation of points in the 

 respective breeds was founded on what they deemed the salient 

 features, and it seems to us that the foundation was a good one. 



First Scale of Points in the American Class. In the Amer- 

 ican Standard of Excellence, as revised by the United Poultry 

 Fanciers of America, convened under the auspices of the Amer- 

 ican Poultry Association, at their convention held in Buffalo, 

 New York, January 15, 1874, the first standard description of 

 Barred Plymouth Rocks is printed, with the following Scale of 

 Points : 



Symmetry 20 



Size 20 



Color of Plumage 25 



Head 5 



Comb 10 



Tail 5 



Leg 5 



Condition 10 



100 



