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THE FIELD OF THE AMERICAN STAND- 

 ARD OF PERFECTION, AND THE ASSO- 

 CIATION 



The Standard Necessary — Membership in the American 

 Poultry Association — "Faking" and the Standard — 

 The Glossary — Instructions to Judges — Variety De-. 

 scriptions — American Poultry Association Constitution 

 and By-laws — A Powerful Body — Proposed Work 

 for the American Poultry Association — Experimental 

 Work — Proposed Committee on Claims — Systematic 

 Work — Many Women Members — Movement for a 

 Women's Branch 



The American Standard of Perfection is copyrighted, 

 and quotations of any length are not permitted. The 

 Breeder who would raise fancy stock can no more do 

 without the standard for his breed than he can do with- 

 out other tools and appliances. But, because such may 

 Hke to know in advance just what they are giving their 

 ^1.50 for, and because those who do not care to go into 

 the work of the fancy may, nevertheless, have a lively 

 curiosity about it, some resume of the contents of " The 

 Standard " will here be given. 



The American Poultry Association, which consists of 

 all the poultrymen of the country who can see benefit in 

 joining it, and who can also find the $10 which it costs to 

 become a member — membership is for life — allows 

 no shows to be given under its auspices unless they 

 work strictly under its rules. These rules, and de- 



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