Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-07
POULTRY.
MEETING OF THE POULTRY AssOClA
TON.

New Members Elected-Discussion IN Sub
iects Of lnterest-Feedtng Partridges-
Responsibility Of the Society
| for Stolen Exhibits-Mat-
ters for Mex. Meet
| Ing, &C., &c.
The March meeting Of the Lancaste
County Poultry society was held in the As
| ricultural society's room. in city hall, this
| forenoon.
H. II. Tshudy, the president, being alb
sent, George A. Geyer was called to tn,
chair.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The follow ing named members were pre-
sent President II. II. Tshudy, Lititz
Secretary J. B. Lichty, city; S. p. Eby.
esq, city VIM A. Schoenberger, city; F.
X. DiffcnLertfer, city; G. A. Cast, city
| Chas Lippold, city; J. w. Bruckhart,
Sa!unga IT. Frank Evans, Lititz Geo. A
Geyer. Spring Garden; ]. b. Garman
Leaceck Chas Long, city; John f.
Schum, city J. G. Linvilie, Salisbury; w
L. Hershey, Chiclsies J. NJ. Johnston,
city John NJ. Grider, Mountville Joseph
f. Wilmer, Paradise; ]. A. Stol,er,
Shoeneck.
Tire following named gentlemen wcrt
proposed and elected: J. F. Johnston
Maytown Cyrus B. Nef, MaEheim
| A. G. Musser, Marietta DIR. SAMUEL kel-
lcr, Elzabethtown; J. S. Keller, Salunga
| Henry 5. Musser. Marietta c. Mussel-
man, Winners J. II. Tyson, Cordclia.
The question care the smaller breeds
Of fowls mere subject to injury and dis
eases caused 10y changes Of the weather
| than the Asiatics % was taken up for dis
| cusson.
Mr. Bruckhart said that one of the worst
diseases with which fowls are affected is
| rOup, which is nothing more than a very
bad cold, caused by sudden change of
| weather. His experience had been that
the smaller breeds of fowls. as Games,
| LegLorns. Napoleons, &C., were much
| more Liable to suffer from it in winter than
the Asiatics. The Leghorns. which were
the best layers in summer, are not SD in
| winter, and he believed it was because
| they were less able to stand the severe
| weather than the Asiatics.
Chas. +. Long agreed with Mr.. Biuck.
hart. The large breeds being protected
| by full !lufls and 4 heavy coat of feathers,
escape the roup, while the Games, Ham
| burgs, POiauds, Leghorns and especially
| the Bantams, are affected by it and die.
| In summer the small breeds arc no more
liable to disease than the large breeds.
S. G. Engle said he had never been
| troubled with roup among his fowls he
believed that the Asiatics being large
strong birds would stand the weather bet
| ter and be less liable to disease than
| smaller birds.
J. \. Stober had had considerable cxpc
| ricHcc in breeding large birds. as we'll as
| small. He now breeds IIamburgs, and
las never had 4 case of rOup among them.
While breeding Asiatics his fowls we've
affected with what he supposed to be
cholera, aud since he quit breeding them,
he has had no cholera among them. He
considered the Hamburgs a very hardy
and profitable breed of fowls. THIS Win
te: they laid three times rs many Gags as
his Plymouth Rocks.
Chas Il. Long. on the otheY hand
thought tho Hamburgs more liable toroup
than almost any other breed, and in this
view he was supported by John E. Scham
whose Hamburgs and Leghcrns had ali
died 4 few winters ago, while his CochiIs
remained healthy. Mr.. Long added that
he had some Partridge Cochin hens that
had laid all winter while his Bantams had
not laid at all.
Mr.. Bruckhart said iiis Plymouth Rocks
were in excellent condition, and had been
laying since November last.
j. F. Wilmer said he llal not had
much experience with pure breeds, Us he
allowed his Brahmas, Black Spanish and
Le"horns to run together and they wtre
pretty we'll mixed. He finds that the
Cochins hold their own while the smaller
varieties appear to be running out As to
laying, lie did not get many eggs during
November and the early part of De-
cember, but about the Goth Eof
December his hens commenced laying and
have been doing we'll ever since and he
finds that those that show the greatest
proportion of Lcghorn blood lay the most
eggs. He crosses his stock occasionally
10y the use of Light Braima cocks.
J. G. Linville had had no experience in
breeding small fowls. He had bred Par
fridge Cochins and Plymouth Rocks, and
finds that crossinI them produces good
healthy fowls and good layers. During
the past winter he had more eggs than
ever before from the same number of mems.
Here the discussion closed.
About Partridges.
j. NJ Johnston said that he was winter
ing number of partridges brought from
North Carolina for the Lancaster County
Game association. Many Of the birds had
sickencd and died. He had fed them al
most exclusively on wheat screenings, Civ
ing them plenty of fresh water and gravel.
The birds were fat and in fine feather,
and were only sick day or two before
they died. lie asked for information as
to the cause of the disease.
Chas. L. Long recommended change
of diet. Screenings often contained weed
Seeds some of which might injurc the
birds; he recommended pure wheat and
4 portion of cracked corn.
Paying Tor Stolcn Exhibits
Mr.. Lichty'said that the executive com
mittee recommended the payment to Mr..
John E. Schum of So for a pair Of valuable
pigeons stolen from the late exhibition.
He thought under tho rules the society
was not liable, but Mr.. Schum had been a
very active member of the society and the
stolen birds were worth much more than
price above named. On his motion Mr..
Schum was paid S3.
\ general discussion was had on the Ii
ability of the society for losses of 4 similar
character, Mr. Long, Mr.. Lichty, Mr..
Evans, Mr.. Johnston and others arguing
against the liability of the society, and Mr..
Lippoid, Mr.. Schum, Mr.. Bruckhart and
Mr.. Grider maintaining that exhibitors
must have some guarantee for the safety
of their birds or they would not exhibit
them. The matter ended in the adoption
of resolution offered by Mr.. Long that
hereafter at all exhibitions given the soci-
ETY. shall not be held responsible for any
loss of exhibits except by fire.
Secretary Lichty said that thcro were