Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-04-19
III { P0U 1 TRY YARD.
WHICH Is THE BEST BREED

" Aesi, dllu DIS nlOlnCfS ana settlers, have
found none equal to Brallmas, unless the
plymouth Rocks should prove SO. There is
great profit in the Brahma If good stock be
obtained and they are properly cared for.
Mr.. Geo. W. Deweese, of Napa, has bred
them for years and finds them to pay better
than any other kind. He has just sold what
young ones (broilers) he had to spare, and
ne obtained Sl2 a dozen for his young Brah-
mas, hatched this gear. Common fowls,
grown, are selling at 81 per dozen. He ship
ped his young Brahmas to San Francisco,
and his returns show sales of all at $12 per
dozen, and his commission merchant wrote
him to send more if he had them. It pays
| him to keep only Brahma hens, and to buy
pure Brahma cocks when he desires new
| blood. If Brahmas be sold at country
store Or mixed in with common fowls. the
whole will bring but 81 or $S per Dozen but
if they be shipped separately they command
a ready sale at double these figures.
Mrs. McMahan, of Dixon, sent several
coops to d. q. Allison s. Co., San Francisco,
and on their arrival the demand for them
was SO great by the retailers that Mr. Alli-
son auctioned them off on the wharf at SIS
dozen. They were all Brahmas, and sent
in nice coops about four by six feet, and 20
inches high, with wire sides and ends. None
of her shipments Of Brahmas have ever
sold for less than $l2 per dozen. 1t pays,
and pays aoeU, to buy good stock and rear fowls
to sell at such prices.
subjoin clipping from q poultry journal
by a correspondent who raises to sell in mar
ket He seems to prefer the Plymouth
Rocks. This is my first year with them and
SO far ara decidedly prepossessed in their
favor.
4 1--WE had lair success with the Brahmas
they being hardy, fairly good layers and
good settlers. The Cochins were nearly the
same as the Brahmas in their characteristics
except not being as good layers and inveter-
ate settlers.
"About the time we obtained our Cochins
we also invested a little in White Leghorns,
thinking that as the Brahmas were good
winter layers and the Leghorns good sum-
mer layers we could average the matter and
have constant stream of eggs the year
round.
''Here again our hopes were dashed to the
ground, our Leghorhs proving fully as good
winter layers as the Brahmas, and estab.
fishing reputation which they have since
keptu up.
For some time we had heard consider.
. able about the Plymouth Rock fowls, and q
year ago we obtained a cock of that breed
not the best by any means, as we did not
care to pay fancy prices for cock to pu,
with mixed multitude OF hens to raise
chicks for the common market, yet he was d
very good one witha.
From what we learned Of his character.
istics during the winter, together with the
hearty and robust appearance Of some early
chicks of his get, we became satisfied tina
; the Plymouth Rocks would give better sat
isfaction on some points at least than either
Q Brahmas Or Cochins.
/ 'sActing upon these conclusions, we oh
+ tanned a setting Of eggs which Matched very
we'll as to numbers, although not so satisfac
4 torily as to sex as we could have wished-
e three-fourths Of them being cockerels.
e '.In these, and the large number OF hal
blood Plymouth Rock chicks we have raiset
e this summer, these conclusions and expecta
S tons have been as fully verified as is posi-
It BILE with one seasons experience.
{. s'After some years experience we seem t.
e see our way clear to breed thorongh-breds
; and Plymouth Rocks and White Leghorn
will be our specialties.