St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-19
ions of eggs and thousands of tons of


feeding. and early killing, and good
choice of stock.
For table purposes the Brahmas. or
Brahmas crossed with DOrkins, are rec
commended for egg laying none can in
quantity or quality surpass the HAM
burg. The French Houdans possess
the desirable merit of fattening quick
ly: the Spanish are good summer lay
ers; the Cochins and Brahmas good
winter layers. For general purposes
the breeds to be commended are Brah-
mas, Houdans, and Hamburgs.
We think that less depends upon the
breeds chosen to stock the fowl-hOuse
than on the treatment the fowls re-
ceive. One great object to be kept in
view is to have eggs in winter, when
the price is high. To promote winter
laying a morning and evening meal
should be given. Buckwheat is very
good it contains spirit. and is there
fore stimulating; the midday meal
should he of cooked vegetable and ami
NAL food. One of the most successful
up all his fowls and give them a hot
meal the last thing before he went to
bed. To insure winter laying the hens
must not only he kept warm. Liberal
feeding will be lost labor unless the
fowls are well housed; extra warmth
both inwardly and Outwardly is requir-
which then goes to supply the frame
with heat; therefore. while in spring
and summer the hens can he allowed to
run around and forage for themselves.
in winter warmth and stimulating
food must be supplied.
Always keep the stock young. and
hatch early. Pullets Matched i'll March
or early in April, if well fed. will
begin to lay in six months, and lay all
through the winter. if well housed.
A pullet from beginning to lay should
give 100 eggs in the next twelve
months: before moulting time She
ought 10 he flttcned for Il fortnight.
and will weigh in the market ID
pounds. Never keep old fowls they
eat as much is Young ones. do not lay
as well. and are Il great deal tougher.
The earlier chickens are Matched the
warm weather. and have the summer
to mature them. The male fowls
should he killed at four months they
do not improve in winter. and ut nine
months old will not pay for their keep.
1t is advisable To hatch more roo>tcr>
than pullctS. The way to know the
eggs which will produce this sex is rs
old as our Roman friend Columela:
choose eggs with pointed ends. having
the air cavity ut the apex of the blunt
ends and not towards the sides. Inter-
ocean.
The Lowell Courier remarks that no
man can consider his literary reputation
secure nowadays until he has written
comic almanac.
The First Unitarian Chmch of Balti-
more. has had tor its pastors. in the or
der named the RevS MeSSrS Furmi>S.
Bellows, Sparks, Blazup, and Burnop
There are two sets of fools i'll this
world the rich. for starting 50 many
absurd and ridiculous fashions. and the
/ poor for trying to follow them.
/ No child. says the New York Times.
can learn the story of Tweed. as il is
found in Judge Davis's address. without
greatly increasing the chances of his he
ing Il better citizen when he comes to
take his part in public affairs.
Park Street Church is to come down
1t will probably follow in the wake of
the Old South, Brattle street. the Cen
trail Church and others. and locate on
the ncw-madr land in Upper Boston.
The site is to he covered by Il grand
hotel, erected by Mrs. Stevens, the
widow of Paran Stevens. the most
famous hotelkeeper of American.
That salary grab is proving itself a
hard thing to repeal hut the people ut
home are watching the matter pretty
closely, and he who fails to give his
voice i'll favor of the restoration of the
plumber will he marked and remember
ed 10y those who placed him in power.
he he democrat or republican, Orces-
te, Press
Mr.. Bcechcr cannot afford to remain
silent. If he Is innocent. If he is guilty,
the church cannot afford To protect him,
by resolving that it is independent and
desires no outside interference. as it
did. Friday evening. Haren Reqis-
ter.
1t has been very common complaint
lately, that we have no navy worth
talking about. But the paymasters
know better, for they have upon their
books an establishment that boasts four
teen Admlrals and twenty five Com
mOdOres. such Il force us that ought
to make short work with anything the
Spanish Dons could oppose to uS.-De-
tOi Post.
We are glad to learn that the pro
posed meeting of lawyers, to express
their Indignation at Judge Davis action
i'll the contempt proceedings of Tweed's
counsel. has been abandoned. 1t could
only bring into contempt the persons
i'll it, and even the counsel for the
criminal are sensible enough to pocket
the rebuke which lesSened the amount
of their fees.-BOston Globe.
Congress will have great opportu-
nifty of avoiding the doing of much in
jury to the country by killing the vari-
Gus wild schemes of Kanawha canals
and Colorado irrigatiOns and of assump-
ton of the debts of about every body
that owes anything. In rigid scrutiny
of every bill that votes money can Con
gress best help the financial difficulties