The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-19
Il. g. DEANE,
Recording Secretary

Il. g. DEANE,
Recording Secretary.
1t never rains but it pours." Meth.
er do distinctions begin to fall upon
man in sprinkle but very shortly they
increase to flood. Within the space Of
one short month l have been raised to
the dignity Of honorary membership in
Agricultural, Horticultural, 'and Vinci.
cultural Societies, in the States of Iowa,
Indiana, California, Massachusetts, Mary
land and Pennsylvania, and now, as a
eliminating grandeur, have become al
honorary member Of the Western New
York Poultry Society, and my ravenous
ambition is satisfied.
Seriously, from early youth l have
taken an especial interest in the subject
Of poultry raising, and so this member.
ship touches a ready sympathy in my
breast. Even as a school boy, poultry
raising was study with me, and I may
say without egotism that as early as the
age Of II was acquainted with all the
best and speediest methods Of raising
chickens, from raising them of roost by
burning lucifer matches under their noses
down to lift off a fence on frosty night
by insinuating the end Of warm board un.
der their heels. BY the time l was 90
years old, | really suppose | had raised
more poultry than any one individual in
all the section round about me. The
very chickens came to know my talent,by
and by. The youth of both sexes ceased
to paw the earth for worms, and old roos-
ters that came to crow remained to pray.
when passed by.
have had so much experience in the
raising of fowls that l cannot but think
that few hints from me might be useful
to the Society. The two methods have
already touched upon arc very simple,an
are ouly used in the raising of the conf
monest class of fowls one is for summer
and the other for winter. In one ease
you start ont with friend along about
II o'clock OH a summers night, not later,
because in some States-especially in Cal
fornia and Oregon - chickens alway,
rouse up just at midnight and crow from
10 to Is minutes, according to the ease
or difficulty they experienced in getting
the public walked up, and your friend
carrie, with him Il sack Arrived at the
hen roost, (your ncighbors, not your own)
you light match and hold it under first
ons and then another pullct's nose until
they are willing to 90 into that bag With
ont making any trouble about it. You
then return home, either taking the bag
with you OF leaving it behind, according
as circumstances shall dictate n. b. |
have seen the time when it was eligible
and appropriate to leave the sack behing
and walk off with considerable velocity,
without even leaving word where TO send
it.
In the case Of the other method men
toned for raising poultry, your friend
takes along a covered vessel with a char.
coal fire in it, and you carry a long slen-
der plank. This is frosty night, under
stand. Arrived at the tree or fence, 9th
er hen roost (yor own, if your are an
IDIOT you warm the end Of your plank III
your friends fire.vessel, and then raise it
aloft and ease it up gently against slum.
bering chickens foot. If the subject oi
your attentions is true bird, he will in.
tallihly return thanks with sleepy cluck
or two and step out and take up quarters
on the plank, thus becoming 50 conspicu-
onsly accessory before the fact to his own
murder as to make it grave question i'll
our minds, as it once was in the mind OF
Blackstone, whether he is not really and
deliberately committing suicide in the
second degree. But you enter not into
contemplation Of the legal refnement7
subsequently-not then.
When you wish to raise fine, largr
donkey voiced Shanghai rooster, you do
it with lasso, just as you would bull
1t is because he must he choked, and
choked effectually too. 1t is the only
good, certain way, for whenever he men,
tions matter which he is cordially inter-
ested in, the chances ale 80 in 100 that
he secures somebody else's immediate
attention to it, too, whether it be day or
night.
The Black Spanish is an exceedingly
fine bird and a costly one. Thirty.fve
dollars is the usual figure, and 80 not
uncommon price for a specimen. Even
its eggs are worth from a dollar to a dol
lar and half apiece, and yet are so un-
wholesome that the city physicians seldom
or never order for the work house Still
have once or twice procured as high a
a dozen at time for nothing in the dark
of the moon. The best way to raise the
Black Spanish fowl, is to 60 late in the
evening and raise coop and all. The rea'
son recommend this method is, that the
birds being so absurdly valuable, the
owners do not permit them to roost around
promiscuously, but put them in coop as
strong as 6re-ploof safe, and keep it in
the Kitchen at night The method |
speak of is not always bright and salts.
flying success, and yet there are so many
little articles of rertu about the kitchen
that if you fail on the coop you can gen
orally bring away something else, |
brought away nice steel trap, one night
worth 90 cents.
But what is the use i'll my pouring out
my whole intellect on this subject? |
have shown the Western New York Poul.
try Society that they have taken to their
uvsvu PaItJ "L- - -~. Spring chick.
en- by any means, bat a man who knows
all about poultry, and is just as high up
in the most efficient methods Of raising il
as the president of the institute himself.
| thank these gentlemen right pleasantly
and heartily for the honorary membership
they have conferred upon me, and shall
stand at all times ready and willing To
testify good feelings and my official zeal
by deeds as well as by this hastily penned
advice and information. Whenever they
are ready TO 90 raising poultry, let them