This special re-print edition of J.H. Drevenstedt's book "The Leghorns: Brown, White, Black, Buff and Duckwing - An illustrated Leghorn Standard, with a treatise on judging Leghorns, and complete instructions on breeding, mating and exhibiting" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding the Leghorn Fowl. Written in 1904, included are details on raising and breeding Leghorn Chickens for eggs, meat and for exhibitions. The text offers a fascinating look at how these famous Asiatic chicken breeds were bred, raised and exhibited in the old days. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.