The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-02
HENS roXAeneas.


49, -.
n~.n .sasss~
II farmer keeps IN cAicay iUr 'hs
purpose of supplsfe<a his own table
with m.a, and rSr1t wiTl 30 ~cli 20
raise bird. that b-Io6b ,o onc q ias
lsrg. brc-sis. The dkec oil lar 30
tween the Brshma.. ~ ID hins and
ih- Plymouth k,ck. 9..rvsr no OBJ
i-cuon. asaiHs; n eAtAenr brrssis
The light BrAhmas hASo~~n most ts-
.DTabl, Known for ovsx ihirty wears.
md for genera, mcri, %. sr0 no, eur
passed ~ any Il ih~ &wcr br-~ls
The iigh; Brahms .osl ~.Ne-y -
qaircmeni o: The farmcr4 ubavep
handsome aifd. and j. snrnae IN, -
the %pnrmi~. Ria ooaa ,ed. home
loving bird. no; inciurEfs sanifr
al-"U; and ~; into mi~
large bird. aud iurui-he> 3 ne roa.L-
II IL, ae>h 4, not quite a. c~or de-
l;riuu> ~ that of some - IL Yt nra
fowls. ~ b, ~ least very ga ABnh-
ma iow, - easily drcSscdAssI ~,
pluckcd presents = hnc sanc~.
The egg 81 The BrAhma Ar.1lrrc an
Vel formed Though ihry.e.rins ~
NOR in the market than 90, cs...
.hry are of much gryAler vNae. ~.
,hrir size and weight indicated Bra.
ms hens 81 suitable az. Il IN ha,s
warm quarters. will las during he en-,
tire winter The are patient M an!
good mothers They arr not q ,rrai-
" addicted T. scratching and 6Akins
havoc IN the garden AZ fowls bik Siag
u the smaller and more sc'i,ce D~edA
Being heavy. they never att my to
make long flights. They can. 10
desired. be- kept in an o~riinar, eSm-
ward without making any aidiuct 10
the fence. They do not; suffer = s~n
kep, IN partial confinement Th"yFiii
thrive. gain in weight AMI rrsstAse
egg. when kept in n ,ari or buildAe.
provided they are supplied With -
jlr food water AMI material. for ford
ing the shells of eggs.
IL Brahma TOW i ar. not tia fayornr
4 hr-drrs. the cause NAV t=' foun,th
The circumstance that they are u,
ongrr novelties. Breeders. Ike nItNv
'cryrn-n. prefer u raise and III nrQ
things. They can obtain higher pr,ts
for them. ~ they are desired b> amk
,.ur-. while they have little compc,rs
ton. Light Brahma fowls ar now WI I.
distributed throughout the c"un;f, !
Birds IL pIrc strlin.or tn iTcggs can 81,
obtaincs. at eompsrsii. ~ low pricra
have nothing but mongrrls on rIrir
places Ia obtain a supply ot them.
Many farmers think that they can not
afford - keep amin Ils "a pure hi""l.
They ackno~ lsigr tl,i r super r~valu".
but they have not the IN ,n ' to pur-
chas. them. Very Nv farmers are so
short Of mran. tina, they can not raise
money to pa, for "a sitting Of Eggs !,
take. several wears IL raise a GDck q
improved sheep or y herd 81 pedigree
cattle. hut \ flock IL fow!- IL pure
blood can be- secured in one year 70 tho
expense Of n isrS dollar-. Ihc>. fowl.
will be- coni,wiy. .o pleasure a. well as
profit. II viii cl.s no more to keep
them than an equal NUMBER Of common
fowls. whose fksh and eggs arr greatly
inferior. The farmer in any town who
makes the first start in Keeping su.
p.rior fowls can generally make money
in selling bird- 81 their eggs To the
n~cighbors II farmer makes n new
departure IA Keeping fowls hi. neigh.
bor- generally follow his example. and
in mos, eases they will purchase bred
i'm. stock from hnn. Egg, @: light
Brahma hens sb,sInrd very early ia ihs
season will produce chickens thu; 81
lay eggs during the next winter i"s
farmers who have kep; superior fowl.
a frw wears ar,- dissatisfied with ihs
result or ar willing sf,erward Ia raise
cot.. mon BARNARD chickens -chteoge
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