EXERCISE 39 (Continued) 



Step 5. Study class carefully for under color, and after comparing with 

 standard description place specimens in order of excellence on basis of under 



color only. 



Step 6. Finally, place all specimens in order of excellence on the basis 

 of combined qualities of type and color, being sure to bar from competition 

 any specimens which have disqualifications. 



Step 7. In order to aid one in judging more accurately and in order to 

 make a record of good and bad points some form of marking is usually em- 

 ployed. These marks are generally known only to the judge and are the results 

 of his personal study. An excellent system is to let the letter X stand for 

 type and the letter C stand for color. These marks or notations are made 

 on the coop number tag hi such a way that the specimens having the largest 

 number of X's is best for type, and so on down to the poorest, which would 

 probably show no X mark. The same plan would follow with the color 

 designation, except that C, when placed above a horizontal line, can repre- 

 sent surface color and C below the same line under color, as dc. Abbre- 

 viations can be used to record disqualifications. Final awards would be made 

 on a basis of the number of type and color marks showing on the cards, to- 

 gether with the considerations of the general health and vigor of the specimens. 



Leading Questions. 1. How should birds be taken from judging cages 

 for close inspection with the least injury to their condition? 



2. What disqualifications do you find most common? 



3. How many views of a bird should one get to properly determine type? 

 What are they? 



4. When should a class be judged for type? 



5. What do you understand by surface and under color? 



6. Which is of greatest importance in making awards, type or color? 



7. Which should be given the greatest weight in making awards, surface 

 color or under color ? 



8. What are the requirements for a successful judge of standard bred 

 poultry? 



9. How is a pen judged by the comparison method? 



10. How are special awards, such as shape and color specials, made by 

 the comparison method? 



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