THE CALL OF THE HEN. 



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EXPLANATION OF SCORE CARD. 



CONDITION refers to the body condition of the bird and indicates whether or 

 not the fowl is being supplied with the right quantity and quality of food and care to 

 furnish the vitality and material necessary to produce the number of eggs or amount 

 of flesh made possible by breeding and Nature. The condition of the male bird is not 

 taken into consideration when judging, as its capacity (depth of abdomen) does not 

 change periodically as does the hen. Each finger represents three-fourths inch. 



CAPACITY indicates the ability of the bird to consume and assimilate sufficient 

 food to produce the desired amount of flesh or eggs. Each finger represents three- 

 fourths inch. 



TYPE indicates the purpose for which the fowl is best suited eggs, meat or dual 

 purpose. The kind of type is shown by the relative thickness of the pelvic bones. 

 To get the Type divide charts 1-2-3-4-5-6 and a-b-c-d-e-f-g in "Call of the Hen" into 

 three equal parts as nearly as possible, commencing at the top and reading down, 

 the first Part will be Egg Type, the second Part Dual Purpose Type and the third 

 Part Meat Type. 



PREPOTENCY indicates the faculty of the bird to fertilize eggs and to transmit 

 its predominating characteristics. 1 signifies "prepotency very large;" 2 signifies 

 "prepotency full;" 3 signifies "prepotency small;" 4 signifies "prepotency very small." 



By "possible egg capacity" is meant the first year's production in the case of a 

 female. 



All birds judged by this system, with the greatest degree of accuracy, should be 

 mature. 



SHAPE AND SURFACE COLOR. 1, Good; 2, Medium; 3, Poor; 4, Very Poor. 



This bird was judged by the American Standard of Perfection for shape and sur- 

 face color and by the charts and methods described in the "Call of the Hen" for con- 

 dition, capacity, type and prepotency. 



FIG. 182 GOOD EGG TYPE FRONT FIG. 183 GOOD EGG TYPE REAR 

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