The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-20
Which Breed of I'owl~ il Best

inexperienced parties t'iittihpl1tilS
the raising OF fancy fowls, have repeat
edly asked the above question of the
several poultry Journals, and. very prop
rrly. are told to ch,s'Se the kind their
fancy may dictate. give them proper
care. and expect fair returns tor their
Labor and expense.
Ii would not Ito for IN editor {" SAY
more while his paper is the medium Tor
advertising all kinds; but To- the begin
ncr who knows nothing IN particular
about any kind. it seems poor conSnla-
ton; 81 III. has recourse to the circulars
Of different breeders, to find If more
than one kind is advocated that they
all have excellent qualities, some IN one
respect, some IN another. Thus he Is
still lcft IA much in the dalh ~ ever,
and wonders why it Is bye and hNr h"
comes To- lrarn, that breeders arc IL anN
luuS to sell stock and eggs al one kind
~ another, and does not care to hun' 'tly
say which kind h. CONSIDER, the best,
and besides. anyone who has not lndI-
vidtlality enough to MAX" n choice from
his WI Judgment, will hardly succeed
IN the poultry hl~lt.>-, al least IN the
sense of being Il true tancnr. There
are. however, one or two questions tn"
new beginners might prolrrl, ask, and
answer themselves,
l,t-Do want okecp fowls for profit,
or fancy only. or both, apprelcni
there would i1 very few faucirfs II there
was no profit; the money always sweet
ems the care and labor ~ crssaly to make
Il. Al. 4. A.,
may ril,, for pleasure. TIA" mont - ~
ally the root Of all, IN the end. There
fore. while We, ~ new Beginners, should
rhposr the Kind that Will give pleasure
To- the eye. hy the symmetry ui their
form, aud ht,llianry at their plnnasc,
We should not forget th" very important
ami practical qualities ut producing the
greatest number Of eggs and most deli
rlo,,s flesh. for it may happen tla, We
shall have To- depend largrl, on thrs"
latter qualities for the profit IN our ven
turr, at least until We have established
reputation for growing tin" stock. This
hplng the casr. when are flesh and eggs
mos, valuable: Everyone knows that
winter and spring, owing 10 scarcity,
bring the best prices. Winter layers,
then. ,houll |" most in demand, because
they not only produce eggs when Eost
valuable. but also produce the eggs tn
hatch the early chicks for broll"rI. at -
tn$l0 per dozen. The question natnr-
ally arises what breeds aie the best VIM
ter LAYERS. and at the saruc titn.' delicious
table fowl. for really tlrs" are tn" two
qualities most desired. IT ! was Fly
mouth Rock or It, lralnna breeder,
doubtless should bc welded to those
kinds. but knowing, practically, nothing
about them must lraN" their owners To-
speak Of their good qualities. do,
however know that Iangshahe, when
pure no Cochin cross, only troad stock
are one Of the best breeds IA winter
LAYERS. and the best poultry meat ever
nto. They are al,D ,,ry hardy, little la
bic tu dlSra-c. utirk ~ maturing. ani u.
lively ~ a pl,mouth Rock. No new br
glnncr- will regret Elv,nS them Il trllI,
However. do not expect any breed 10
roost IN the trees, hunt H. own LIVING
around the corn cub. auI bring III profit
from we'll filled egg basket Have
their winter quarters warm, give them
intelligent care, ~ Non would other val
uahe stock. and almost any breed Will
bring yuu fair returns. and at least the
comfort Of fresh laid egg tor the house,
every ,av in the year. To get the best
results, however. Nutl must have expert
pnce. The same fact, on paper VIII not
have the weight IA when wrtilht on,
trlIlatiun1. one must have tie ,Inwilt
ten know ledge that i, contained iHtw,rn
the printed lines Of an articI" Thus
one becomes master ui his business, in
stead Of servant. and will find both profit
and pleasure 10 correspond with III"
amount Of practical know led" gained
Of anv branch of business. especially
unr thai has 50 many little details ~ the
pultt, bu.ine.-. ". l.. Il johnson, IN
American Poultry journal.