Sharp County record., 1878-08-02
ARM TOPICS.
-se,iing Fowls.

VEethr p be better 20 employ cid
birds for purD0se Of 1reeding Is a
7r11.su 4 those To answer wlu nave
had 0cct# 4 % experiment with tue
J17z-~lti r Undoubtedly with some
-a----izs practice Is I'd le 1rsTar-ed-
l1- uJ5w taL. Formerly NOT only
with low but also win -Irk=Tsl the
writer 1lI1been an advocate II using
old birds " breeding purposes, but
-0ns speriences have shown er-
r1rg IN tf acrice Of employing fowls
Of too ai aiced an age Tor 0reecIng
PURPOSES. Ia the first place. al birds
& hat GRE selected for the purpose OF per
De-uaIiug their race, should Dc OF ma
fure age and as perfect in breed cnar-
4crers5ias Is is possible 20 De. No de-
formed. m5Ssnapen, ST inter1Or-slZed
birds shou kbe allowed in the breeding
gen. no n er how tault-ess the plum
ACE or faE points may be. From
f1lIv grownl lvelI maUured birds, Arg
er number chicks are produced Jnan
from older lds. The few that ara 0O-
tanned romfd birds may De larger and
finer. out te greater amount from
7oun0 one. ImOra than c0mpensares.
Sometimes be chicks OF old hens are
1ndersizesAIihile others have The 0p-
Dosite adU1hge. Young birds chicks
ara more vrm in size and Dlumage,
and are ma -ctive even IN the shell,
and are rehf7 to commence the LIE OF
chicken whJ twenU7-fOur hours old
Thera is hen experienced some diff
Guilty in haahing with the eggs Of old
birds. even ter the period 0f mcuDa-
lion is fuIIF I'D. which Is not noticed IN
the eggs Of Young fowls P1llers from
old birds are verv uncertain -pr0duc-
ers. Thev are often large, me birds
when theT ii to grow Up, but ara sell
dom thrifty r lOng-lived, especially
among the c IS denOmIuatId as lever
lasting Iavert' With lle small breeds
that mature hrI7, 4 young 1uttu--7 ma
tured cock shbuld always be USED. Anew
. old hens NAV be allowed lIm if they be
active and sDrightL7, 5uJth majority Ii
success is desIred) Of the eggs should 1e
dropped 0v pullers, or II the expression
NAV be allOJs.d. ''0Id pullels, " say from
. ten to twelve months. The cock nIglL
be q month Younger, but should nave
had q thrifty growth that has kept pace
with MS AGE. Do not employ q stunted
bird Of either sex. as it Will surely tell
On the chicks, and reduce the standing
Gffur1re tiocks. no matter how pure the
blood NAV be-, or how perfect the pro-
portions.
Understand, in the first place, what il
is YOU desire To obtain, and
make I'D the points between the sexes,
taking a pointfrom one side and filling
the deficiency from the opposite. Fol
instance. if large combs are desired with
shapelv proportions IN the cocks, great
nicerv should be exercised IN the 5elec-
ton OF the hens, as the Een, TO grea
extent, govel--o,-T-1 - comoA and piumagc
.4-....- =. "a y = c@,-5-.,4 - -Ti1 -as5s,@ttf
as can be selected. Long, thin, pendul.
GUS wattles should accompany ana
correspond with the comb, otherwise The
bird is deficient in this respect, II not
deformed. The ear-lODes and clear cut
of the face and mandibLes should moi
escape the observation Of tbs studi0Us
The pIumage is so conspicuous gen
erallV as not to become overlooked
. still itreauires q nice eve to select plum
age that always corresponds. Per
lection is seldom obtained. The cock
exercises great influence over the plum
age and carriage; 50 also does tht
hen. In regard to this the influence Is
about equally divided. Due care ant
thought should be given to the genera
appearance Of the thighs, and thu
shanks should not be forgotten.
Never select an diversified bird fol
breeding, particularly cock. An over
sized fowl is apt TO be defOrmed in some
respect. It is the hen that gives the sizt
to the chick. 4 cock should be neat
nattv and snugiy built, with body car
ried well forward, while the hen should
/ be evenly balanced, with q body more
boat-shaped, and still preserve an up
right, naughty carriage, that deties com
petition. This stvle and action denote
strength and endurance; qualities which
we desire and wish to establish amOnl
our focks. If strong healthy chicks ar
desired, DO not allow one cock mOrt
than 10, or if he be active and strong,
Z hens. A hen that, produces mis-
shapen egg, should not be allowed t.
I lay eggs for Matching, as such an egg
seldom produces a live chick. There il
some deformity or displacement Of thu
oviduct. Breeding fowls should be vel
fed, but still not glutted or fattened
They require strengthening diet-meat
vegetables, intermingIed with grain oft
en- changed, and varied as their appe
tites may demand or require. .-COuntrl
Gentleman.
The Late Queen OF Spain.