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Show TERM STANDARD-BRED FOWLS Meant That Bird Referred to Conforms Con-forms to Standards of Color, Markings and Weight I A purebred, whether It Is a hen or I a cow, means that the nnlnial comes jl from n definitely recognized breed and ftjL "m, thnt tho parents wcro purebred animals fml& of tho same breed. If an animal has SL llncago of puro breeding, which can bo definitely proved, and thus makes iV Uio animal ctlglblo for registration, It V Is then n purebred animal. Thcro Is V tho added stipulation that an animal M must be healthy, vigorous and a crcd- M ltable specimen of Its breed In order B to bo purebred. K In reference to poultry breeding, "St perhaps tho best terms of all to Indl- mk cato 100 per cent blood 1b tho exprcs- ft slon "standard-bred." This means "ML that the fowl referred to as standard- B bred Is one which conforms to tho B, standards of form, color, markings, ILK weight, etc., for tho various breeds kSI under the stnndard of perfection of 8w?, tho American Poultry association. WjH Standard-bred is n term which Is growing In popularity among those do- H ing business In tho purebred poultry jB Held, nnd is perhaps a moro dlstlnc- S tlvo expression than any other which jH might bo used with reference to poul- jm try. Of course, there arc stnndard- V bred horses which refer to a distinct JB breed of light horses, Including both B trotters and pacers ellglblo to regis- jB tratlon ln the trotting registry. B |
