Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-24
P0uitry-PUre Breeds.

The following sensible letter to the
CouuttY G1nNenlul is evidently written by |
l man who Is acquainted with poultry
raising, and can speak from experience of
he advantages of improved breeds:
&" If any one, either Turner CT gentle
man, expects to realize any considerable
profit from lis fowls, he must pay some
attention to breeds. Cross breeds may in
some cases be profitable, but as 4 genera
rule are not to be depended on. After the
first cross YOU can 90 no farther. Their
progeny becomes dcg"ncratcd. loses the
valuable qualities of both sides, and be
COMES the poor. thrittcss fowl that We
too often see inhabiting the farmers barn
yard, picking up Il Scant subsistence from
he dung heap. Any man harboring such
m"ngrH birds viii tell you that 8 hens do
not pay.
There is nothing like II pure thorough
bred. | know hundreds will raise their
hands ana voices ut this statement, simply
because they are rot acquainted with the
business. and know no difference between
Il ,horp'. Lhhred bird and a mOngrcl--be
cause hey never iiive>ti cate the matter.
never live it Il thorough trial, and are
not cqna! to the Undertaking. With them.
i lrn i \ hen, be She i mOngrcl or "A
! ;lorT Inbred. They know no difference,
/ Il IL !, JUS Is valuable to them rs the
other. Farmers, and might say men in
-ri.'.':... are poor judges of poultry. 1t
"c' lH~> rigltfulIy 10 the kitchen depart
IN III, and is truly ranked with the dairy.
| There i only now and then one who can
| ''lpin'y see money, rs we'll as IN interest
/ IN occupation. embraced i'll the care
OF any one of the many pure breeds of
fowls.
| Perhaps it would not become me to
speak of the good qualities and beauty OF
the Brown Lcghorns. when | have Brown
| l-e~hOrns to the right of me and Brown
| l.eghornS to the left of me, by the score,
| ANA all ~ beautiful birds rs ever gladden.
cd the eye of the proud fancicr. Yet l am
no t,nclcr. merely Il raiser OF marhct
''.cg>, (and DO raise them too, Is my we'll
satisfied longtime list of city GUS omcrs
can bear It stimOny) 1t costs no more to
keep handsome tow!s-bird, bred to the
! >tandard-than it does to keep the home
| ~ ones; and the former please the eve
much better. ana are far more profitable
| paving all expenses and leaving Il balance
| for ,!e> posts. We all know that every
wcll-conductcd hon, by her natural in
stinct, requires a nest egg of some dc>,rip-
ton to lay to. Give her one. and set her
! Il hountitul table of the good grains that
the earth yields, AMI She will open Il small
bank account to your credit, and Ter cack
. ling Will not be in vain
Brown Lcghorn pullcts strut across
the green III front of me rs | write. with
their bright yellow legs, lu>trous in the
-un III their soft golden and brown plu-
mage. shining with the splendid glo>sne>S
of the far-ictchcd and dearly bought silks
of Oriental chimes. These fine birds are
well kept so we'll kept indeed. from the
she'll UP. that their DAHL drman for food
l. small in comparison with many other
brrr, x. | do not say that the Brown I.er-
horns are the very best breed for ANYTHING
but 10 say 'hat they tank among the
very best. AMI for rgg-produr,rS they
STAN! II the head of the long lis. They
n" small, easily Kept, mature carly. cone
mt" !a|li'% always II >lN lnon'f> and fire.
4IrntIy at t"l.r months: a!c equal to any
tor the ttilr. AND have Il largr share of
uh"Nrriird beauty to speak in their favor
hut they must be pune bred. have no
pa;lrnee with CRATES; experience has
taught me To keep each class and grade
pure and distinct; 70 use great caution in
mating up breeding stock. and TO reserve
only the very best birds for such purposes
he A>Eltlc- have their admirers. but
prefer the European varieties have
never quite out-grown an ola hanlcring
tondn'ss for the good old Black Span
ISL, that fit into the list where vet no
other breed has: are remarkable rurocd
and tcnauiou-. easily managed, are GOOD
layers, and hold on even at tie AGE Of six
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