Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-08-27

every brood Matched turned out to be
cockercls, and as l wanted all pullets, if
could get them, for layers next winter.
it is provoking TO. say the least of it. |
know that some people pretend they can
tell by the shape of the egg what the sex
of the chicken will be, but rs | am not
blessed with such insight | have to trust
to luck. Of cour,e set all "long eggs for
ROSTERS, and round eggs for pullets;"
everybody tries that, but long eggs or
round eggs / get two.thirds ROSTERS every
time.
l am experimenting with the White
Crested Black Polish this year. bought
two settings of eggs, and they Matched
well, twenty-one chicks from twenty-six
eggs, but for some cause or other eleven
of them dwindled away and died. | gave
them the same food, and same care in
every respect, that gave to the chicks of
other breeds. They were three months
old yesterday, and took the six pullets
and put them in yard by themselves; in
another yard of the same size, thirty feet
long and thirty feet wide. put six Par
fridge Cochin pullets of the same age. |
shall care for both breeds alike, and we
shall see which comes out ahead. The
Cochin pullets are third larger than the
Polish, but so far the little chaps have
eaten as much as their Asiatic sisters
Fanny Field.
PLEASURE OF POULTRY BREEDING
There is certain fascination about poultry
breeding which seems almost irresistible.
There are quite host of persons who
breed pure-bred fowls who do not make it
pay in pecuniary sense, for they expend
far too much In building elaborate and
expensive houses and yards but they
find so much enjoyment and real, genuine
pleasure in watching and rearing the
chicks, as well rs in attending to their
many wants, that they do not ever once
take into consideration the expense. They
are very careful to breed choice birds, for
they put their minds and all their leisure
time to accomplishing it, and they gen.
orally succeed. They are really amateur
breeders, and are the ones who usually
have choice fowls in their yards. There
are many merchants, clerks and profes-
sional men who have nice little place
just on the confines of the city, where they
repair, early in the evening, to care for
their few pets, their flock of choice birds,
and to keep their lawns and yards looking
neat and nice. In doing this, they reap
much benefit in health and spirits. They
come home tired and worried with their
arduous city duties, and find rest and rec
reation in attending to the wants of their
pets, forgetting for the time all the
troubles which weighed so heavily on
them. There are but few persons who
cannot find true enjoyment in caring fol
pets which will return fair equivalent
for the expense and care bestowed upor
them; and this good poultry will do, fol
!hcy will give you nice, fresh eggs, anC
an occasional broiler of no mean quality
-Moore'S RuraI life,
LIBERTY WANTED Chickens confined
at this season of the year to very close
limits do not thrive well. If there are ne
cats, rats or other marauding vermr
about in the vicinity of your premises
the young birds will do immeasuraby
better if they have their liberty all day
The hens may be shut up in roomy
coops, and the little ones can roam about
outside to the best advantage. But if VIC
keep the chickens in narrow quarters
after they have got TO be three or -four
weeks old, they do not grow. or keep in
such fine condition rs they will when
allowed to run about at will. Besides
this, they cannot, when Gagged up, obtain
n thousand things that they covet from
among the heritage and grass. Due re-
gard must be had to surroundings, how.
ever. And if hawks or other nuisances
are known to be in the neighborhood, the
young birds must be kept close at home
or they disappear frcquently.-America1
Foultry Kard.
We wish to have it distinctly under
stold by "all whom it may concern" that
after this year poultry kept on this rancho
will have place and be kept there, or
there will be chicken stew on the table
three times II day seven days in week
till the supply is exhausted. OF course
they don't thrive well in confinement,
they pine away from discomfort because
they are not up to some mischief To be
sure, they covet thousand things they
ant get in confinement. They covet the
satisfaction of digging about the roots Of
early corn to see whether it is properly
rooted; they want to see whether the
bottoms of the plants in the flower beds
are as much prettier as the tops. Why
they have scratched up the end of one
flower bed for US more than forty times,
and the housewives temper suffers cor.
respondingly. Oh, yes, they do i'm.
measurably better if they have their lib.
erty all day; but the worthy old patriarch
who chiefly engineers the garden gets
ma gets in earnest and throws stones al
them when he finds his cucumbers laid
waste, and his ripcning tomatoes half
eaten, and the lettuce and cabbage picked
and who shall conceive his regretful re.
membrance Of the dreadful words which
relieved his over-burdened breast, as
beholding the effects of their industry and
thrift he exclaimed in bitterness of soul
Drat their picters" Then they "covet'
the privilege Of coming about the doors
and kicking the chips and dirt all about
over the yard which the housewife has
just swept, (and they wouldn't have done
it in century if it hadn't been swept
and they tip over the swill pail, and knock
down the flower pots, and leave theil
foul traces all about the premises. Indeed
about the maddest man we ever saw was
one who picked up his chip.rake which
had fallen, and found his hand covered
with Shiny. sticky, disgusting brown
mass into which the handle had fallen
and which of course was on the under
side of the handle, out of sight. The
speeches. agony depicted on that mans
countenance as he realized the total inn.
bility of language for adequate expression
on such an occasion, was truly and pro-
foundly touching No more hens at large
for us. They are much easier fenced in
than out, and that's going to be the state
of things at our house in future. OF the
feathers will fly.
Swindles.
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