Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-29
Points on ThOrOugi. bred Cattle,
 Hogs and ENan y Foasrry.

tLos Angeles Times.
 ] On Washington street, two miles
 from the courthouse, is the city
 rancho, so to speak, Of MT. William
 Niles Thence went reportcr ol
 lhe Los Angeles 7'imes a few days
 ago, bent on lassp.Gg and corr Hing
 further inform .tion bearlng on the thoroughbred livestock and fancy poultry business cf Los Angeles
 County. Accompanied by Mr. John E. Nils, brother of the head Of the business, and m active participant III it, the reporter went over the en- tire place, aud made a careful ex- animation of every department.
 This enlei prise was commenccd about six years ago witt! the impor- tation of purc-bred Eastern poultry . he sales of fancy poultry have doubled each year since Folr years ago q number of Berkshire aud Poland-C China hogs were imported from the East and Elrope, and three years 70 number of Jersey and Durham cattle. Since then q num- Der of Holatein cattle have been added; and the larger part of the ranch is now occupied ny fancy stock and poultry. The total mum Der of fancy poultry Gncluding those farmck ouD now aggregate 200 The Berkshire and Poland China hogs numI.er about 60 head. The Dur ham, Ayrshire, Jersey and H0lstcin cattle aggregate thifty-eight head. They have also dozen pea-cocks, two dozen guinea fowls and about one hundred ducks. Two hundred and fifty dozen thoroughbred eggs were sold during the past year, and the stock sales aggregated $6,000 NIT. William Niles has been E st for many months, to familiarize himself with the mo6ats operai9i of conduct ing large establishments of the kind ii various states, and during that time he has shipped much valuable stock to his place in this city. Among other leading breeds of fancy poultry kept on hand are the follow ing: Dark Brahmas, Buff CochinS, White Cochins, Partridge Cochins, Black Cochins, White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, White-faced Back Spanish, Houdans, ". C. Black Polands, Silver-spangied Hanburgs, BIack-breasted Red Games, Black breasted Red Game Bantams, Se- brigh. Ban,ams. Plymouth Rocks Langshans, Enrckas, Guinea fowls, Aylesbury, Rouon and Imperial Pekin Ducks, ToIouse Geese, White Holland !urke eys, Mammoth Bronze turkey, and Peacocks. The for going list shows the extent t., which this ente:prising breeder has already gone in tic poultry business.
 The reporter was shown three thoroughbred Berkshire hogs, i'm ported direct from England, admir- able specimens; four of the same breed recently received from prom inent breeders in the East; four head of fine Jersey cattle recently received from Maine and New York, and some Ayrshire and Holsteins from New York-all possessing thc purest blood. The reporter was also shown some Holsiein and Ayrshire stock to be shipped in few days to Oregon, some Jersey calves going to San Francisco, and some pigs sold to go Mexico, Tine safes of stock extend 10 all parts of the Pacific Coast, from British Columbia to Mexico. and even to the Sandwich Isla nds in Australia.
 With increased information der ived from many months careful ob- servation in tue East, MT. Niles will doubtless enlarge his facilities and develop the business to very much larger proportions. Space will not permit detailed statement Of the benefits attainable from raising fan cy stock and poultry, For such in formation "Nles' Illustrated Pacific Coast Poultry and Stock Book" will be found invaluable. IL needs no argument to prove that the purer the stock and poultry on the farm the more profitable to the owner. Tbe raising of fancy poultry is business which should be greatly developed in this country, particul- arly by women and girls as 1t is light, interesting and profitable em ployment. The following incident, one among scores that could be cit ed, demonstrates what ladies can ac- compiish in raising poultry: Mrs. Ellsworth of La Brea rancho, clear ed S160 last year from twenty eight hens.
 The Times re4aate- -+-l>est- ;:e izsgs sszs;;.ll ] before, viz: That those livestock breeders, like Mr. Niles, who er- gagged in the work of preserving in their purity the best breeds of dom estic animals, and of raising to higher standard of blood and excel lence the general body of our stock, are doing a substantial service to the whole country.