Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-12
from II, Irhe,ltnc Mtelliscnecr.
THE FOWL TRIBE.

Innocence in the country has beer
from time immemorial connected witt
feeding chickens; and among the ma
ny improvements Of Tho age, the i'm
provement of the breed Of chickens has
assumed much importance until the
chicken crop has become almost as i'm
portant as the hog crop, great desire is
manifested to get hold Of the best and
most useful fowls to be had, aud great
attention is paid to their comfort and
responsibility. Neither are they regar'
dcd as solely uscful--they are often not
only declared ornamental, but Lewis
Gaylord Clarke, of the Knickcrbockel
has made chickens classic, even more
than they had become by scripiural his
tory or Roman glory.
We have however, nothing to do with
the history or literature Of chckendom.
AS usual, we deal in the practical, and
we propose to give few items from the
experience of Mr.. Charles Barnard, OF
Belmont Co., O., as the most expcrien-
ced and best chicken grower we can
boast, who has tried more experiments
in the raising of them, than probably,
any manain Ohio. e|] +s'
Mr.. Barnard says his experience of
all the breeds of chickens is that the
Cochin China is the best breed there is
now known. Mr.. Barnard, in his cor
respondence with US says that last year
lie had IS hatchcd, and raised IS, two Of
them having been taken by the hawks.
They run in his grounds and were fed
in the ordinary way with screenings Of
corn, oats, wheat, &c. They lay well,
set well and nurse well, except that they
lay too quick after Matching and thus
wean before the young arc quits able
to take care Of themselves. This year
he has raised over 100. The rats caught
a few, and three were crowded and
picked to death, but none died by weak
fusss s.Fplissass. d Lasu ysar Hs=sEnati7Itie
gaps, which -curedby pounding gar
lie root in little water, squeezing out
the juice and giving teaspoonfnl to
each every morning for three or four
mornings. He then fed them all for
short time on corn-meal and flour with
little garlic. He had no more gaps
and all the sick ones got we'll He has
had no gaps this year. His heaviest
Cochin China weighed 9 pounds, at six
months old. They will generally fall
hut little short. 20
This is his tayorilc chicken for profit,
and for the table, the meat being finely
favored and tender. To this we can
testify. ,s
IYhitc Shanghai This breed is also
rather fayorite with Mr.. Barnard. He
says he got pair last year. They laid
we'll during the winter, and this spring
commenced raising chickens. They
have larger egg than tho Cochin Chi
ma. He had about twenty-five Of those
hatchcd out; but the rats killed all
but seven, the chickens roosting on the
ground instead of flying to the roost.
The rats kill more of them than OF any
other chicken, as they are either too
weak or willno fly. Their oggs are
very superior for eating.
The Dominique Shanghai are loss
hardy than the Cochin China. They
lay pretty well, and hatch and nurse
we'll; but the dew on the grass seems
to weaken them, many Of them die, and
all keep poor where they arc so expo
sed.
The White Dorkings he finds worry
good layers and nurses. They grow
quick, but not much larger than the
common hen. They arc very fine for
the table-tho meat sweet and tender.
The Black Poland, If well provided
for in winter, are good layers; but Vn.
less they are, they grow poor and will
not lay at all. They are bad settlers
and bad nurses. They will not fight
for theiryoung as we'll as any other hen,
and he does not regard them as healthy.
They will not prosper without very
great care.
The White Poland or Pheasant chick
en-, is q better nurse Of the young; but
will never prosperswithout great care:
If vel! cared for in the winter they arc
the best layers ho has, aud very good
settlers. ogNasoa liah s1l. h
T, 1910 ho h,d VA hiack and white