STANDARD VARIETIES OF CHICKENS. 
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Fig. 8.—Black Leghorn, female. 
die should approach light orange in shade; the saddle should show no 
striping, and the undercolor throughout should be light slate instead 
of dark slate. A thin comb, even if a little large, is not bad, as it 
tends to produce good combs on the females. This mating is known 
as the pullet mating, because it produces a larger percentage of 
females of exhibition color, while the males produced are too light 
for exhibition, but may be used to continue this line of breeding. 
The Rose Comb Brown Leghorn is identical in color and'type with 
the Single Comb Brown Leghorn, the only difference being in the 
matter of the rose comb. 
The Single Comb White Leghorn undoubtedly is the best known 
of the Leghorns or of any variety of the egg breeds. It is widely 
kept, both on special egg farms and on general farms in certain 
sections of the United States. In some sections the keeping of 
White Leghorns has been developed on a large scale, and these 
sections may well be termed White Leghorn centers. The largest 
and best-known of these centers are the districts around Petaluma. 
California, and Vineland, New Jersey. In type the Single Comb 
White Leghorn is identical with the Single Comb Brown Leghorn. 
In color both the males and females are white throughout, and 
should be free from any brassiness or creaminess. The shanks and 
