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contests. It is the stock and the man handhng the stock that 

 gets the breeding results. I sec no reason wliy Runts cannot 

 be made to work as last as any of tlie otlier breeds. 



The head ot the modern Runt should not show a flat skull 

 nor should it he too much elevated at the highest point. It 

 should have good size, in fact must he large and show good 

 breadth. The back skull should be well formed and curve 

 gracefully and gradually into the neck. The Runt being a 

 massive Ijird, its head should, of course he in proportion to tlie 

 size of the body. The beak shoiUtl show breadtli but must not 

 be too long or narrow. In this breed we find a neat, trim, smootli 

 wattle, small in size and it sho\ild be of a fine texture. The 

 eyes ai'c very prominent and well set in the center of the head 

 looking at it from the side. The eye cere is in proportion and 

 is fine in texture, being smooth. A rough texture on the eye 

 cere is not at all desired and neitlier is a coarse wattle. 



The Runt is possessed with a body of very graceful and 

 pleasing lines. It is rather long and well formed, l)eing of 

 moderate d(>ptli. Great stre.«s is laid upon the fact that this 

 l(ird should have good breadth at sboidders giving it a good 

 liroad hack. It is set upon well spread legs, having medium 

 size and length shanks and toes. Taken as a whole the body 

 proper should be as large as possible and of course the different 

 sections should be in proportion to and fit in well with the other 

 sections. The bird should be as close feathered as possible and 

 its actual size should not be padded with a lot of loose feathers 

 merely to make it appear large. Breed for a large frame and 

 discard all loose feathered birds. The breast should be broaJ 

 and full, showing sufficient depth and curving in a graceful 

 outline from throat to keel. 



The liack should be long and at the same time broadi and 

 flat or nearly so. Out of the rump should come a fairly well 

 spreatl tail of mediiun length which should be clear of tlie 

 ground when the bird is standing properly. 



The wings are of mediimi length and, of course, should be in 

 proportion to the size of the bird's body. They should not 



