HISTORY OF ANCONAS 
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The American Standard of Perfec¬ 
tion, a handsomely illustrated and sub¬ 
stantially bound book of over 400 
pages, devotes six pages to Anconas, 
including a full-page illustration of the 
ideal Ancona male and female. Every 
detail of shape, color, marking, of every 
section of both male and female is 
given, and every person interested in 
properly breeding Anconas must be¬ 
come familiar with the Standard. The 
book is copyrighted by the publishers, 
The American Poultry Association, and 
therefore cannot be fully reprinted in 
this Ancona History. A description of 
the Standard with price, is given else¬ 
where in this book. 
The Standard weight of an Ancona 
cock is 5 V 2 pounds; cockerel 4y 2 
pounds; hen 4y 2 pounds; pullet 3% 
pounds. Both male and female should 
have live pointed, deeply serrated 
combs. Both male and female should 
have tails carried at an angle of 45 
degrees above horizontal. (This is 
shown in the illustrations in the Stan¬ 
dard,). Shanks and toes on both male 
and female should be yellow, or yellow 
mottled with black. Under-color of all 
sections on both male and female 
should be dark slate. 
In different sections of plumage the 
proportion of white-tipped feathers 
differ, and they are not the same in 
both male and female; the proportion 
in different sections being one-in-two 
and one-in-three. A study of the Stan¬ 
dard is necessary to become familiar 
with proper, or Standard markings. 
The Standard demands a small, sharp¬ 
ly defined white tip, the size of which 
should be proportionate to the width of 
the feather. The effect of an even 
tipping over the entire surface is most 
desirable, and even more important 
than the exact number of feathers 
which are tipped with white as deter¬ 
mined by acutal count. 
1923 Revision American Standard of Perfection 
By which every Poultry Show is Judged. 
The only authority for judging, selecting, mating 
and breeding pure bred poultry. 
The Chapter on Anconas is quite different than 
previous editions, and the new Ancona illustra¬ 
tions are much the best that have been shown in 
the Standard since the breed was admitted. 
Over 100 new illustrations; cloth bound. 
Price of Booh $2.50 postpaid. 
An invaluable aid to every poultry raiser, con¬ 
taining much general information and Standard 
for every breed of chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks. 
If you haven’t bought your copy, order now from 
The Ancona World, Franklinville, Netu Yorh 
