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THE AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY 



ever actually saw in a chicken. Theretofore, we had looked at a 

 bird as a whole and had not seen that the whole was made up of 

 parts in which pronounced variations migh occur. Again, it was a 

 long time before we could see the brass or straw color on the back 

 of a White Wyandotte male. The bird seemed to be white enough, 

 and it was a source of secret discouragement to have others speak 

 of "brass" which we could not see. Since that time, we have officiated 



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CLAYT 

 Diagram of Male, Showing Different Sections. 



as a judge at the New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago shows, 

 and have served on a committee of judges to award the special for 

 the best bird in the Madison Square Garden, New York, show. If 

 this little personal history will prove a source of inspiration and 

 encouragement, we shall feel compensated for the diversion into 

 intimacies. 



We received our early training in score card shows. When a 



