. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. hows should not lose sight of the fact thatthey have, to a certain extent, the destiny ofthe breeds on which tiie\ adjudicate in theirhands. In White Leghorns, some years ago,there was some foundation for the view that inconsequence of the tendency above noted wewere threatened with loss of type, the all-im-portant feature. 1 am glad to say now, how-ever, that breeders are paying much moreattention to shape than formerly. Although it is a characteristic most diffi-cult to put down on paper, the
. Wright's book of poultry, revised and edited in accordance with the latest poultry club standards. hows should not lose sight of the fact thatthey have, to a certain extent, the destiny ofthe breeds on which tiie\ adjudicate in theirhands. In White Leghorns, some years ago,there was some foundation for the view that inconsequence of the tendency above noted wewere threatened with loss of type, the all-im-portant feature. 1 am glad to say now, how-ever, that breeders are paying much moreattention to shape than formerly. Although it is a characteristic most diffi-cult to put down on paper, the shape of aLeghorn is totally distinct from that of aMinorca, just as the Andalusian is. In breed-ing I make this feature as important as purityof colour. I place vital importance on typeand colour, because a Leghorn ceases to be aLeghorn when it is not typical, just as it ceasesto be a White Leghorn when the colour isimpure. It has been suggested that, to securethe size of present White Leghorns, foreignblood has been introduced, such as that of theWhite Rock, White Malay, etc. ; but this. BREEDING WHITE LEGHORNS 41J theory loses weight when we look at the perfecthead-points which have been shown simultane-ously with increased size. I consider the im-provement to be seen to-day in the White Leg-horn—and it will be readily conceded that thebreed was never nearer perfect, the ChampionTrophy offered by the Poultry Club at theCr\stal Palace for the best male being won atthe 1910 show by a White Leghorn—is evi-dence of the breeders art, and a result of whathas been done by careful selection and carefulbreeding. The time is long past, too, for one to beable to win in anything like decent competitionwith Leghorns of the straw-coloured variety,pure colour being demanded by every can only be obtained by breeding, dis-carding all inferior-coloured specimens (nomatter what other good points they possess)when selecting ones breeding stock. If anydegree of success is d
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