The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-08-06
From tho Southern Cs.issles
Improvements and Profits ef Poultry.

Nix. EDIroR: Allow me % cali your attcn.
oon to the improvcinee: AZ son:.ry and profits
arising from the sais:S En o:der 10 do thin in
= Fractical pois.: - sSaa. devoid OF all money
speculative t..eory : will give you some ac-
count q 81 HsSatcd case "to my purpose
quite
~ 3s>5aedis.e vicinity, but two miles
rom tt< - a,ssug city Of vicksburg, lives
MI. w. w. Williamson, an unass,ming, In
dustrious, honest the noblcst work Of
o '-happy in companiorship with M anna.
bic, modest, intelligent wife, who does well
her part, as you will presently see.
In the latter part OF June last, Mr.. William
son made n purchase, in one Of our ncighbor-
ing States, OF a buff Shanghai cock and two
hens, for which he paid thirty.scvcn dollars
and fi0y cents. These were taken home. and
the hens immediately commenced LAYING. The
latter pars Of August the first brood of chick
ems were hatchod from their eggs. From the
proceeds Of these two chickens, Mrs. William
son has sold over two hundred dollars worth
Of eggs and chickens, and has. at this time.
running about her yard the rise of two hun
dred young chickens, and some two hundred
eggs more, either set under hens or laid aside
Tor setting or for sale. A remarkable IN.
crease, ana those accustomed TO rearing only
the common fowl of our country, might be
disposed not to credit IL. But il must bc borne
IN mind that tho pullcts commence laying Mt
"Scoi 'our months, ana lay an egg
every day. Ii is also just to say the Si,ang-
Iai hens were not allowed to set they were
Kept laying while the eggs were Matched un-
acr the common hen. But even viewing 10 i'm
TINS light, the sale of 5000 worth Of eggs and
chickens, and the having on hand of four hun
drcd chickens and eggs, from the produce of
one cock and two hens, in the space of ten
months, liz astonishing.
l was shown, when visiting there, a black
GnuUunnt hnn flint -l.
iour months old. She is now nearly eight
months old, and has laid an egg every day
since commencing, except three or four.
MIs. Williamson has the buff Shanghai, the
black Shanghai, and the white Shanghai chick
ems, oil doing well, growing to about the same
size and equally good layers. She also has
the brahma Pootra, the largest fowl of the
chicken kind; also, Poland ducks, Chinese
and Poland geese.
VIII now give you some idea of the size to
which these fowls grow. We weighed n black
ehanghai cock, seven months old, that weighed
seven and u half pounds. A buff Shanghai
cock, eight months old, weighed eight and
u nai pounds. The white Shanghai cock
weighed eight pounds; l do not remember
MS age, but know 1t is less than n year old.
we also weighed n pullct between seven and
eight months old, that weighed six pounds.
From the weight to which these fowls attain
III so lew months, and tho rapidity with which
'hey lay, it il not surprising that they are in
such demand, and that Mrs. Williamson should
nave sold several hundred dollars worth in
less than twelve months.
These fowls are also moro hardy than the
common fowl of our country, and much easier
raised. Mr.. Williamson remarked that Pre-.
vious to his trying the improved fowl, his OK.
ccllent lady found it almost impossible TO raise
fowls at all, that gapcs and other diseases de-
stroyed them while very young. But they
have never seen a cape or any kind of dis.
case among the fine fowl. That all live and
keep hardy.
Persons visiting Mr.. Williamson's will not
only be delighted with viewing these truly on.
traordinary fowls, for n most excellent garden,
extensive and superior orchard are also there,
TO excite the admiration, The large and supe.
ilor collection of beautiful flowers and veycta.
bles and fine fruits that Mr.. Williamson pos
sessos, would he very hard to excel.
But | do not ask persons to take my word
for this. All who may feel disposed to pay
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson n visit NAV bc MS
sured not only of tho kindcst treatment, hut
OF having the pleasure of viewing objects for
which they will feel well repaid.
Respectfully, yours, j.. ID. NJ.