THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



as the bar through which it passes. The 

 Standard says " free from shafting." This 

 means free from light-colored quill passing 

 through the dark bars. The shaft occasion- 

 ally shows dark color in the light bar, but this 

 is seldom the case with this breed, and is 

 little thought of, as an over-colored feather is 

 seldom regarded so faulty as one lacking in 

 color. Even a black, blotched feather is not 

 considered so serious a blemish as one blotched 

 with white. The over-colored blood is more 

 easily corrected than blood that lacks, as blood 

 that lacks pigment cannot be impressed with 

 pattern in its color so readily. 



THE COLOR OF THE TIP 



Until the latest revision of the standard 

 of perfection, no mention was made of color 

 of tip in either Dominiques, Plymouth Rocks, 

 or Dominique Leghorns. This point, which 

 has so much to do with the general effect and 

 surface color, has for several years past re- 



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