A‘GUIDE FOR KEEPERS OF POULTRY 243 
buff throughout and females rather reddish in color but 
stopping short of red. Examine the undercolor and re- 
ject any bird with white next the skin. 
Brown Leghorns must be double-mated to produce the 
birds to which judges award first prizes. For breeding 
cockerels select hens very dark in color. If there is some 
lacing on the breast so much the better. Keep away 
from brick color on the wingbows or reddish feathers on 
the body. See that the shanks are bright yellow. The 
comb should be evenly serrated and rather small. If it 
stands erect it is better. The male for cockerel breeding 
should be dark-red in color with a brilliant black breast. 
The hackle and saddle should be distinctly striped with 
black. The comb should be large, perfectly erect, free 
from thumb marks, evenly serrated and velvety in ap- 
pearance. : 
For pullet breeding, select females that are as perfect 
in color as possible, always avoiding brick color in wing- 
bows or back. The feathers should be free from shaft- 
ing; that is, the shafts of the feathers on the back should 
be black instead of light in color. The breast should be 
a deep salmon-red, the comb heavy, but thin, lopping to 
one side. Mate such hens with a male which has a yel- 
low hackle and-saddle, without striping in the saddle. If 
there is a little show of red in the breast the cock will be 
all the better for pullet breeding. In both sexes be par- 
ticular that the undercolor in mating for either cockerels 
or pullets is dark, avoiding any appearance of white. If 
the male used is a cockerel not more than a year old see 
that there is no white in his face. Choose typical shape 
in both sexes. The hock should show at least half an 
inch below the line of the body, as one fault in this 
yariety is the shortness of the upper half of the leg. 
