Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-02
FANCY FOWL ALL THE RAGE.
strong Interest In breeding and Rais-
ing ThOrOughbrrd POu1iry-Some
Notable Fanciers and Their Pr0dnc
tons.
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Their is lively deiiiaha Tor thoroughbred
fowl The recent poultry bloys started 1t.
They have, as expected, done more than wa
ever before accomplished towards impr owing
breeds, aud developing fanciefs: The uncer-
tain weather has retarded the setting season
somewhat, but the last few pleasant days
haze dcne much to set brooding hens at work.
This is the great Matching month and large
increase in the chicken population may be
looked for. Chicks that broke their sbslls in
M9rch here6bouts found themselves ushersd
into cold and damp world and thousands
readily succumbed to the 3sfsvorable weather
that is, thousands of those hatcGcd ~ tue
old orthodox way. Those brought out Dy
incubators were weatherproof. as the foster
9ouro of SUCH modern instruments OF mater
nal responsibility h-ye q decided advantage
in point Of comfort oven tvs rat'ratiy hatch
ed chicks. who have to struggle tor c'r'lo-
tence at the heels Of their clucklng and
scratching mothers. Dealers are doing au
unusually large business in eggs for haich
Jug, The better varieties briog from 81 80
to - I'sr Setting Of thirteen eggs. In excep-
iional CASES as h.gG s. srn per setting has
been paid. Fancy bred cockerCi6 Guf bid
dies command correspondlngly hIgh pIices
ia sets. Just now Wyandottes are the rage.
This Is the new breed that ceived the med
~ ofetcellepce L: the fanciers' last show.
The breed, cer6 'ens thpQ two years old, Is
not yet very numerous, aud III Consequence
good specimens command faoulouslJ h1yh
prices. The nsw variety was obtained by
crossing silvef spangled Hamburg with dark
BrahtnaS The outcome OF the combination
was d decidek hahdsoDs fowl, which Is now
beiug trdd true.
Light r.rahtha6 sts sfeat hvortes with
buy.rs for TIE reason t,;at they STE gentle
BIRDS easy to bree an raise aid ore eoci
layer. MI the year round. Those next III
Il. 70. g.s plSnenth Hocks, Lrghorns AMI
CochIns. ny mouth Iochs ARE well adapte"
Tor farm purposes, MS thty mat..s fWldly'
1 lay early aud are an excellent market iJ".:
. The Leshorns are the best egg producers OF
ali Tne Cochins are like the Brahmts III
III ost ,gspsa.s The Wyandottes owe much
| OF their popularity aside !:ST their appear
nnce, to tue TACT that they feather Up more
quickly than any other species and are ah
/ early market bird. Their clean yellow SKIN
! aud legs uake them iavoIites for the table.
| Tncy make excellent broilers when rom to
4 weeks old
, Fine specimens of fiicy fo~l rarao in
| valde ifGni sfh IN sI90 per tito. The beat
are produced in MtssalI lsatts! Conn, cticut
and this State. Ihs buy State Is n"t.a Tor
the Larger varieties but New York State, aud
lLOHb l>lhiIu III particular, lchuo tuc o'uSi'
game stock. Blooded fowl are not pediSreed
ike horses and cattle. Frequent attempts
have been made TO establish pedigrees but
with Door success. as il was found too dit
fcult to match the eggs and identify the
the youngsters. The various strains are
easily distinguished by general appearance
and characteristic marks. William X. Van
derblt IL new buyer. His most note
worthy purchase was DIT the lsst chicken snow
at which be paid s75 for a. pair Of white
crested black Polunds from Ohio.
Samuel J. Tildep Is one of the most extern
sive amateur breeders offsncy barnyard fowl.
He has all varieties OF turkeys, chickens,
geese, ducks, etc. His collection embraces
about 300 chickens, it is said The old man
takes delight in his leisure moments at Grey
stone in watching the warliKe e6Jrts OF tiny,
plucky bantams, to annihilate belli6eteut
Shanghais who are the John l.. Sullivans OF
chickendoin. He has named one little bal
tam, who is particularly pu9nacions, john
Kelley.
Rev. Henry Ward Brecher will talk chick
ems for hours al Ii time His favorlte breedi
, are the Leghorns, and he buys as many 81
400 and 500 eggs in q batch for Matching IL
the incubators ON his farm up the Hudson
3 Mayor Grace has a passion for Cochin
! and Plymouth Rocks, which he breeds on hi
place at Great Neck. Ex-President Hayes re
Gently embarked in the chicken raising bust
I ness. U. G. Grant, Jr began last week Il
r collect q variety Of fancy fowl for his place a
o Purdy's Station. Charles A. Dana used L
T be quite enthusiastic over fancy chickens.