Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-30
THE POULTRY YARD.
HOME PRODUCTION OF EGGS AND
POULTRY

HOME PRODUCTION OF EGGS AND
POULTRY.
At meeting of the Breconshire Cham
Der of Agriculture, Mr.. nj. Kinnard B. Ed
wards read a paper on s'the home produc-
ton of eggs and poultry in commercial
point of view," from which we make the
following extracts:
will direct my remarks particularly to
several newly introduced breeds Of foreign
fowl, and endeavor to point out the partlcu
lar advantages these several breeds of fowls
possess in pecuniary Or commercial point
of view. will commence with the Brah-
ma as beng probably TIE most generally
useful and important of the comparatively
new introductions. The advantages that
this breed possesses pre-eminently over all
other birds are its extreme kindness, docili-
ty, great size, and being good layer, espe-
cially through the winter months, WREN
eggs are most scarce and valuable. The
Brahma is a good winter layer, and equal
to the Cochin as a sitter and good mother to
rear strong and hardy chickens, and when
crossed with the Dorking, produce admira-
| BILE egg layers.
| 1t is not uncommon for Brahma cocks to
attain the weight of II or IA pounds, and
hens 10 to II pounds each bird. This is
about the weight of two couples of common
barn-door fowl. The Houdan is the cele-
brated French fowl (the Dorking of France).
The advantages this breed possesses are its
early maturity and great readiness to fatten
being particularly light in the bone and del
icate in flesh it is also a precious layer Of
large white eggs throughout the year, new
er desiring to sit 1t is no eXageration to
say that Houdan will fatten on the same
food that will scarcely keep other fowls IN
ordinary condition. The Crevecgur is q
magnificent jet-black bird, of every consid
erable size, and possibly the most precious
{ fowl known to tatten. These birds are now
we'll established in this country; so mucl
| so, indeed, that it is easier to purchase
, thoroughly pure and good specimens TO
, stock purposes here than it is in France.
! Among the most celebrated Of the En-
f gish breeds come first the Dorking, tOl
: lowed by the Game and Hamburg. III
, disadvantages the Dorking possesses ar
5 deicacy and difficulty in rearing the chick
ems, and the liability of the breed TO disease
f save in the exceptional warm and dry lo
e calties The Game is to the other breed
what the race-horse is to the more commo
breeds of horses. The value of the Gam
It lies in its courage, bold spirit and grea
) beauty, rather than possessing any super
n excellent qualities in commercial sense
r The Hamburg varieties have been establish
: ed for centuries amongst us, and may b
# looked upon as an English fowl, althoug
l. the first stock was probably brought hel
g by Dutch merchant trading with tn
If country. Such precocious and determine
l. egg-layers are these birds that they ha,
1t earned the we'll merited name of everyda
e layers or everlasting layers. 1t is not at a
l. uncommon for Hamburgs to lay from 2;
g to $50 eggs in the year, and occasional
,e 300 are obtained from single bird. Nv
y. hundred and forty would, think, be a ia
N average yield from this breed. For tab
IN purposes they cannot be much considere
t. owing to their small size. They are, ho'
ID ever. plump and we'll favored, and NAL
ID excellent roast chicken. They are sms
s, eaters and very busy caterers to themselve
e. and receive larger portion of their nece
e. sary TODD by searching about for it.
w this respect they, with the Game, are esse
at tally farmers fowl.