The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-04-10
AGRICULTURAL.

very best purpose he can put them TO-
Most OF the poultry is reared inland,
and Of necessity must be convey
ed alive to market during the sum
mer months, when, in cities and vii
lagos, they are most in demand.
Games, Bsntams, Leghorns and
Spanish make splendid brcilers, and
for home purposes are excellent. In-
deed. the Black Spanish, for a table
fowl, is not excelled by any other
known breed; the flesh is always at
any age, juicy and tender, fine-grsin-
ed and ine-fagored This sristocrat-
ic bird is meet to grace any table,
either with eggs or aesh. The Black
Spanish can never become common
fowl, but even among the select they
are not esteemed as highly as they
deserve. For beauty they are IN
surpassed by none. The Legborn
varieties, some Of which approach
them nearly, can never throw them
in eclipse Tastes differ, and the
Spanish have never net with the uni
versal popularity that had character
lied some Of the other and less dc
serving varieties The mass Of the
people are prejudiced against black
fowl.
The common Domioiques are good
birds for poultry, mature ea-ly, and
are hardy. They are also good egg
producers, but for early chicks that
will insure good prices by midsum-
mer, good sized bird is required
To produce this effect, Asiatic blood
must be introduced. A chick that
will pull the scales down four or FIVE
pounds at this season is desirable.
The Partridge Cochins are good ia
bic fowls, and possess size Mate a
Partridge Cochin hen with a Leg
horn cock, and good bird is obtain
ed-ore that is suitable for summer
and fall market. 1t is necessary to
procure foreign breeds aud strange
blood in order to raise market chick
ems for profit We canno; afford TO
expend the time and money on them
that we do en- cur choice or exhibit
tion birds. Thus mated the progeny
are harder, and withstand the cold
and storm in which our tender and
delicate birds would perish.
IL market eggs are the object, it is
better to have the birds Of some pure
ly distinct breed, that the eggs may
be as uniform in color and size as
possible. Good taste naturally de-
mands this, besides the hens Of pure
breeds lay better For this purpose
also the earlier we get the chicks
from the she'll the better The first
eggs ben lays are always more val
liable for incubation than the later
clutches, especially of non-sitting var
ieties When first commencing 10
Law, the bird is in foil vigor. The
cock is also strong and bale at this
period For this reason fewer dis
eases attack the progeny, and they
grow up and come into early profit
with less trouble and anxiety. 1t is
expedient to have the seasons chicks
all at one time, as it requires less
care. At the same time one person
can attend to flock Of one hundred,
and pullet can scratch for fourteen
chicks as well as one. A little more
feed is required at one time, hut the
business is much condensed, and is
more successful if provision be made
beforehand, and the necessary mater
ials are within reach. The long,
warm April days, when sunny, are
fine for chicks, but they should not
be hatehed too early If so they re-
ceive stint from which they seldom
recover.-Country Gentlemen.