Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-02-19

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third II making in all AZ. Now if any of
your correspond hts can beat this, we will
be pleased to here from them more amon
II.
I'VE omit account of shooting match as it
appears in another letter. En-.
JcHersOnvitle (-s.)sOtltngs.
Grolnd hog saw his smdow->un rose
clear Immediately passed. under cloud,was
hidden until 2 p. M clear thence until sun
set. note this to sho" the difference with
tn. day in your place.
A reg lar blizzard is blowing to-day with
, h nlng snow storm from he west.
Thermometer marks degrees above.
Business 'cviving somewhat. At the reg
I'll mont ly 8 ock les held at Washing
ION Court II use an London and Madison
counties, we find buyers ready to offer bet
ter prices for horses, for southern markets
First class draught about $3.50, do, road
stcrs Sl75 and 5000, common. either class,
according to age from SIS to sl40,
The sheep trade, viii h OWN. to low
price of WOOL had b come per!e drug, is
now looking up. stockc,s, god we H. rs
that could have been bought IL, g. per he q
in Sept nov bring $3.50 readily.
Fl at class n,ilch COWS are always ready
sale at pay ng prices, and The lit Jersey is
cdgiag her way into many fsrmcrs 10 the
utter disgust of sh rl horn breeders, Thry
mny do for butter, but are particularly use
less for beet, Will" fully eighty per cent. OF
short horns are 90 mixers, as well AS fl. st
class butter COWS.
The poultry interest of on State has Ct
to he quite a business, as ynu would ju'.c,
had you Access to some of our lealing pa
pers Say Ohio Farmer, Cincinnati Enquir
er, or Commercial G,zette.
Here the merits Of tn" various breeds ar
written up, and it would surprise you t,
read some of the records. A. this season,
or during ali wi ter eggs are the desi,lcra.
tum, for profit.
In early summer, and until II. the ri :.
st nL..urcd chick for fry or hr,i), Is the pop
II ar demand The preference SEEMS mar
| rnwed down to white or brown lcghorn+.
HI plymouth rocks.
OF course the nania strurk m: also. !
tired most ali kinds, and still keep tying
Have practically narrowed down to two va
ricties WI te lrghorns and plymout rocks
Have ivrn each \ thorough lest ~ to profit
tor m xcd farming, where pou try is moi
made speciality, and in briett is is my IT.
port.
From early spring until " inter-, the white
! lr-born are almost constant layers. Their
eggs hatch readily and mature soon hut for
family Of about six children and adults you
want to wiring the necks "fabou so: tn, m II,
thr months old. The plymouth rocks Ia,
want to set, their chicks are large and grow
rapidly, douhly discountiny the young leg
horns in SIZE an as TO flavor Of meat, there
| is as much difference in favor of plymouth
rock rs between the meat of a quail and n
woodpeckcr During the present winter
our egg supply has been fully two one in
favor Of plymouth rocks.
Again you wouli he astonishrd, did you
read the advertisement, IN some of the west
ern papels) At tn cost Of fist class pure hrc
~toc. paid by brec lers who make it spe
raty At a poultry show held in Cleve-
land one year ago :, January, Mr.. G niger
OF IlIinois. paid 1925 for til" prem um ply
month rock cockerel Again al Cincinnati
last fall he paid $3.50 for LIST premium p II
cockcrel. Then Ohio boasts of a host o
first class breeders who supply ~ lesser oncs
at about these pri es, first class cockcfelS s.
and $40, eggs 81 and 5 so per 10. We it
turn breed pure and sell here invariably {
first class cick six m, tbs old. ami one any
gender 5 each eggs 81 p ID.
Every county around us has quite num-
Der of persons who give this poultry bust
ness special care-anl now perhaps th'
wonder to your mind is, do we sell all stool
at thc-e prices? AS yet we have Away
been lhle TO dispose Of al. surplus chicks n
the above pr ccs.
The erg supply from even the coops k p
for pure birds are not always all sold, tn
surplus Of course we use or market witt
others. And now just one word more TO
the white lcyhorn.
As they are not nue. larger when full
grown than good big mountain pheasant
and as / said 30 easily grown, would sug
gest to Ike Toots Get you a first class in
cubator that will hat h you 400 eggs at on
filing, and raise white leghnrns for you
Owens Greek m to try his Eng fish gun or
Ii will be an excellent sub>titute for qnai
when your game law interfrres | viii, agre
to pack secure and ship in proper basket
your white leghorn eggs. or if they are to
small for the range OF the English fowlin
piece, better TAXI plymouth rocks, can ful
nish either.
Feb. 10Th, 1885. G. M. E.