, 1870-06-12
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''TuE WESTERN NEW IoNk POULTRY SOCIETY,"
BUFFALO, June l. 1870.
MAZE NJ TWME, Es4:; SlE-At regent meeting
YORK Poultry sosis5y you were elected 40 honora
t'Kecordlng Secretary
at never rains but it pours." Neither dc
distinctions begin to fall upon man in .
1eod. Within the space Of one abort month ]
hhye been raised to the dignity OF honorary
membership III agricultural, horticultural and
yiuiculturAl societies in tho States OF Iowa,
Indiana, California, Massachusetts, Maryland,
and Pennsylvanla, and now, rs eliminating
OF tho Western New York Poultry Society, and
my raveuoub ambition II satisfied.
Seriously, from early youth have taken an
especial interest In The subject Of poultry
rs'..esng, and SO this memborsh,c., .oucnes q
ready sympathy ih my breast. Even nj
>schoolboy poultry-raising was study with me
and may say, without egotism, that aa early
as the nge II II was acquainted with all The
best ard spe eldest methods OF raising chick,
ems: from rsiaing them on roost by burning
!uc1fer matches under their nosos, down tl
lifting them Off fence on frosty night p5
inslnuating tl!e end Of q warm board ,indei
their heels. ny the time Vas 20 years old, ]
really suppo .eu lad raised more poultry thau
any one Individual in all tho section round
aCont ,hcre, Tho very chickens came to know
my tait Mt, lty and Ly. The youth Of both so1es
ceased to paw the earth for WORMS, and old
ROSTERS that came to crow "remained to
pray" ' hen I passed by
] have had SO much experience in the rais.
ng OF fowls that cannot but think that a few
hints from me- might be useful to the society.
The two methl ds have already touched upoll
are very simple, and arc only used in tho rais-
Ing Of the commoncst class OF. fowls ono il
fol summer, the other for winter. In The one
case, you start out with friend along about
II O'Clock on summers night, mot later, be-
GAUGE in some States especially in California
and Orcgon-chickens alWays rouse up inst at
midnight and crow from ten to thirty minutes,
according to the ease or difficulty they e1-
Pesienee IN getting the public walked uP), and
aot your oa soa sst ateh hesap6s ssna 6o'a
it under tirst one and then another
pr1llets nose until they are willing to no
into tilAt bag without making anv -
about IT, You then return be-, ,;1b..o oaGte re
ng the bag with yen or vim: i Ia bel;n, 'sn ae
II % hare ns sacn IT, - -.ees shall dictate. n. 3.
,,,,ron.;ats - time when 1t was eligible and
XII gt.. TO leave the sack behnd and walk
"aelng any word whore to send it.
In tho case Of tho other method mentioned
for raising poultry, your friend takes along q
covered vessel With charcoal fire in it. and
you carry a. long, slender plank. This is a
frosty night, understand. Arrived at the tree,
or fence: OF other hen roost {your own, il you
n your fritnds fre-7caael. aud then raise il
aloft and este It up gently apa,n.t . .1onnii,s7.
ing chickens i@o5.. @ Il the sje ssuS]eet 'ts Of vour
attentions is q. trns bird, he viii
lnfa1libly. retnrn thanks with 8 slcepy g11
cluek or two, and step out and
take up quarters on the plank, thus becoming
90 conspicuous)y accessory before tho fact to
nus OWN murder al to make it n gr1Ye question
n n o9r mlnds, a. it once was In the mind Of
Elaekstohe, whether it is not really and DELHI
crntely committing suicide IN the second de-
gree. But you enter into contemplation Of
these legal retnements subsequeutly-not
When you wish to raiao fine, large. dom
key-voiccd Shanghai rooster, YOU do Il Titb
!aseoi onst as you would bull. It is becanao
lie muat be choked, and choked efIectually.
t1o. II is tho only good, certain way, for
'MneneSef ne mentions matter which be is
nine in hundred that he secures somebody
Gl7e's Immediate attention to it, too, Tho,her
it be day or night. ''~A
The Black Hpanieh Is an exccedincly fine
nifd, and 4 costly one. Thirty-five dollars il
INC nsual figure, and fifty not uuconmon
- FlCIitaEH. 1aFGn tta tEEB are worth
from dollar to dollar and half APIECE. and
ses are 10 unwholesomc that tho city phvsician
seaom or never orders them for tic work
hoIse. p Still, have once or twice procured -
11'sh 1s as dozen at time for nothing, in tie
1ark "a q the moon. The best way to 'r1aisc The
l;lnck spaniah fowl is to go late in the evening.
IND la.se coop and a1l. Tho reason recon-.
neno = tbs method is that the birds, beipr 80
sbsutdly valuable, the owners do not neGn,it
:hcm ! to roost around promiscuousiv, bit mt
'nem IN COOP an strong rs dre-proof eaYo-
,ua Keep it in tho kitchen at night, The
nethoa speak OF is not alwayB bright and
:atletying SUCCESS. and get there arc et, nanv
lt'le articles Of rertn about kitchen that. il /
'ou laA OIL tho coop, you can generally bring |
way something else. I brought away n nics |
teel tmp, one night, worth ninety cents.
Dnt Mnat ia the use Of my pouring out nv
,hol9 intellect on this sub1ccts have shown
70 western New York Poultry Society that
hey nave taken to their bosom a narty WIN ia
Eot spring chicken by any means, but a man
Ello knows all about poultry, and is inst ma
hgh up in the most efficient netbotla ~ ,,ias
0g 1T ns the President Of tho institution him,
eH' thank these gentlemen right pleasant-
: ana heartily for the honorary rueinbersbin
ley have conferred upon mo, and BhnIi efanf
all tunes ready and willing to testify nv
ood feeling and my official zeal by dca.]s =.
ell as by this hastily penned advice and in.
aImatiou. Whenever they arc ready to 20 to
aislng poultry, let them call for me lust anv
romptlr. MARX Tw.1Y
?. s. 10 the Recording Secretary: know
30 or three good places.