Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1907 — The Feather of the Hen. [ARTICLE]

The Feather of the Hen.

The shaft of the feather is the stem of the feather, that part which is filled with pith and which bears the barbs. The barbs are the side branches of the feather. Shafting means that the shaft of the plumed portion of the feather Is either lighter or darker than the web of the feather. The web of the feather is the flat or plumed portion of the feather made up of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.