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Multiplication of Breeds Of Poultry.

With our domestic animals, as with
wine and cheese, the value of breed
depends in some measure upon its age.
If breeders realized this, there would
be less running after the so.called
breeds which spring up every year or
two. At the time the Leghorns we're
first brought to this country, they were
a most unpromising lot, as VIC remem.
Der them, but they had elements OF
great value. White seemed to pre-
dominate, and the single.combined
white fowls, were separated from the
others and carefully bred. 1t was sew
eral years before a fixed breed was
established. even with this excellent
foundation. The foundation was good
because all the birds had the same
general characteristics. which were
peculiar and valuable, such as were
possessed by none OF the then exist
ing favorite breeds. So when the Leg.
horns were introduced, with the uni.
form points of a fancler's fowl, they
became at once great favorites and
had deserved success. Then this ex-
cellent and unique breed, was made
TO carry forward with it, towards popu-
larity, number OF allied breeds, all
decidedly inferior to it, Browns, Blacks
Dominiqnes, ETC., and now it seems
the breed, which properly affiliates
with the Spanish, is to be Hamburgized
and given rose comb, and for aught
we know blue legs. 1t is true that
irregular rose combs occasionally APP
peared in the original stock; but they
were regarded as abnormal. Now i.
is really absurd to introduce them for
no merit, but simply to add another
breed, or three or four breeds perhaps,
to our already too long list of the Leg
horn family. Some time ago a cross
was made, which had Dominique
plumage with large size, hardness,
small bone, yellow skin, quick growth,
and the characteristics of good gen.
eral purpose fowl. This is the Ply.
mouth Rock variety, 1t was not a
breed, but a cross. However, after
years of breeding to a fixed standard,
ii now is perhaps worthy OF being re-
ceived as an established breed. But
it is still shaky. Left alone a few
years, it would revert more or less: and
in the best regulated families, black
fowls are constantly putting in an ap-
pearence.
As if one such breed were not
enough, another has been introduced,
with no merit, that we are aware of,
that the Plymouths have not. 1t is a
speckled, mongrel-looking breed in the
yard, though magnificent In the pic
lures; and yet the whole world Of
American poultry people, seem to be
going daft overit, probably because 1t
is so well advertised. 1t is pretty near
crime 70 admit these mongrel breeds,
If they may be so called, to the stand
ard and give them the approval OF
the united poultry breeders of this
country. We have now breeds enough,
unless somebody will get Up Z breed Of
fowls that will lay buff eggs, and will
not sit. That would be both novel
and useful. 1t would be better 1or the
poultry fanciers to tly to improve the
breeds we now have, and to learn by
experimenting how 10 best use them
in Crosses
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Real H0lstine Cattle.

The ancient duchy OF Holstein,
which was wrested flom Denmark by
Germany few years ago. possesses
extensive lowlands reclaimed from the
sea. These were not ancient lake
beds, like much of the present area OF
Holland, but salt water marshes, hence
are known to-day as the Holstein
Marshes, The population is almost
exclusively agricultural, and possesses
valuable breed of neat cattle, which
is bred for beef and for milk. AS
milch-cows, they have achieved no
special fame, but the beef is excellent.
The strains of mich aud beef cattle
are kept quite distinct, as among short
horns. They are fairly well formed
Judging them by our notions, and are
the basis of profitable trade. In COL
or they are black and white, or dark
brown, or red and white, and show
clearly that they have been modified
by the short horn cross, otherwise are
much like the Friesian and North Hol.
land cattle. which pass by the trade
name of "Holsteins" in this country.
A notable difference between the Hol.
stein beef and that of Normandy,
! which also finds its way to the great
{Smarkeis of the metropolis, is. that its
Vat is white, while that of the French
Deefis often golden yellow, like that OF
the Guerneseys, and many of the Jer-
seyNcattle. The London market de-
mands fat beef, and requires it to be
"white as Alabaster," to meet the
highest favor.-American AgrieuLtur.
!st.
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The reports OF the twenty five
savings banks of New York City, for
the last six months, show the following
facts: ~ That these banks, Oh the
5oth of last June, held more than $a5o,-
100000 of deposits, with net sur
plus of more than $43, 100000 (2.)
That the number of depositors hav-
ing open accounts at the period men.
toned, was 6a9,o1S. and that the
average sum to the credit of each de-
positor was trlfle less than $500,
while the share of each depositor in
the surplus fund was about $40. (s.)
That the net increase of deposits in
hese banks during the period in ques-
ton was nearly $6,ooo,ooo. This is
a most gratifying exhibit in respect to
the savings banks of that city. There
is no other city on the globe that can
present its parallel. The great mass
of its depositors, as shown by the
average sum standing to the credit of
each depositor, consist of compare
lively poor people, who, by industry
end economy extended through a
series of years, have managed to save
out of their current earnings this
stupendous sum, and lay it aside as so
much revenue capital to meet their
wants at future time.
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Fecundlty Promoted by Exercise

rs to poultry, the importance of
exercise is an everyday experience.
Fat accumulates in all those breeds
which are especially good as table
fowls, when they are allowed free
access to feeding troughs, Or when corn
is scattered upon the GROUND in excess
of immediate consumption. Games
are partial exception to this rule,
and the only one. Leghorns, Spanish
and Hamburgs, are naturally so &C
tive, that If they have chance to for
age, they will neglect the feed thrown
to them, for the love of foraging. and
the early worm. Games do the same
thing, and if these breeds have only
very contracted quarters, they will
make the most Of their limited oppor-
tunities. Asiatics, Dorkings, the French
breeds, Plymouth Rocks, and numerous
general purpose fowls, and the Polish,
or top.knotted breeds generally, with.
out exercise, will fatten up. stop laying,
and become nearly or quite barren,
besides being exposed to cholera and
many other ills that fowls are liable
to. Flocks Of fowls among our neigh
bors, have recently suffered greatly
from cholera. In alnsost every case
that has been closely investigated, it
was found that they were freely fed,
several times day, and either con.
fined to small yards. or they were
large fowls, disiuclined to wander or
forage about, except when hungry.
The first symptom, was abdominal fat,
then it was noticed that they staid
long upon the roost at evening, and
morning, and went early to roost at
evening, and that egg.laying ceased;
then cholera swept off nine.tenths of
the flock. 1t is good rule never to
feed fowls unless they will run
when called to be fed. and to stop
throwing out gram the moment any OF
them cease to run after it. In the
summer time, once feeding daily, is
usually enough for fowls that have the
iua of the fields, and pick up their
living
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Salt In the Ration of Poultry.

There is a prevalent notion that
salt causes the feathers of fowls; or
perhaps ofthe featnered tribes in gen
eral, to fall out. This, we believe. is
well founded. Certainly, excess of this
condiment should be avoided. There
appears to be some connection be-
tween salt and feathers. Feather-eat.
ing fowls are often cured of the ten
dency by adding salt to their food, and
small quantities of salt in the "a.
ton promotes, or is supposed to pro-
mote, the productions of the new crop
of feathers at moulting time. This
supposed effect may be simply the
loosening Of the old feathers. The re-
suit, as promotive OF moulting, would
be the same. Salt is very important
ingredient in the ration of pigeons, and
where thsse birds are confined without
1t, they are never SO thrifty. 1t is nat.
ural then, to conclude, that il is valu-
able in the food of other birds, and
especially for barn-door fowls. The
earlier old fowls are out of their moult
and in full plumage, the sooner will
thes begin to lay, in the autumn. Pull
lets usually begin to lay, as soon as
they are completely plumed as adult
fowls. It's worth while, therefore, to
encourage moulting in every way, CIV
ing them exercise, insect feed, or fish
in their ration, with ground bone,
ground oyster shell and sound grain.
A tablespoonful of fine salt IN the soft
feed. given daily to a flock of twenty
hens, viii be fair allowance. Fowls
do not depend upon this for the salt
which their bodies and feathers con-
tain, for either the material itself, or
the elements of which it is composed,
exist to greater or less extent in al
most all the food they eat and the wa
ter they drink; and what we do by CIV
ing them salt is simply increases the
supply.
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In no way can land be improved
faster than by judicious pasturing.
This does not consist in allowing the
stock to eat the grass off until the sod
is bare and brown, and axhausting the
grass plants, or in extracting all the
substance from the soil. Enough
growth should always be left on the soil
to protect the roots from the action of
the frost and the scorching sun rays.
This slight growth will keep the ground
moist and mellow, and the grass will
really make large growth and more
pasture than when cropped too closely.
In fact to pasture sod so closely as
to expose the grass roots to the action
of sun and frost is poor: management.
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