CHAPTER XI. 

 BREEDS OF CHICKENS. 



Don 't estimate the size of the egg from the length of the cackle 

 Fine birds are not made by fine feathers. Harriet. 



The American Poultry Association 

 publish a book called the " American 

 Standard of Perfection," that contains a 

 description of all kinds of fowls the 

 Association thinks worthy of recogni- 

 tion as pure-bred poultry. The descriptions of this 

 book are of ideally perfect specimens of the kind, and 

 are intended to set up a model for breeders to follow. 



A scale of 

 points is given 

 by which fowls 

 are compared 

 with one anoth- 

 er and by which 

 they are judged 

 and rated when 

 on exhibition. 

 Certain disqual- | 

 ifying marks 

 are also men- WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 



tioued that exclude all specimens having them from 

 competing at exhibitions. 



This " Standard of Perfection " is, in fact, the 



