The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-24

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He decided 70 retlte from business NY
become q poultry iarmeri TOT Mt ;1hi
hin DECK IN DIS otoauWAy olIcs m"S PlIe st
nigh with adVertlseheHI Vi tnCu liIaN;oni
and Matching machines, tne ggnealoslG:Al
trees Of prlze chlcHens, Lne aIIurl1E C.I'
culafs OF dealers IN !not Suia ~ , Nv,
and many BOOKS %nic , Delons y WIN WIZ
might be calleu tne literature VI pun
Try. -,
One morning ne plcKsu up copy %
his iaVorlte newspaper 4nstSau OF Io9k'
ing at the foreign news anu the natE MARK,
reports, az hau peen MS MOI, ne nAs ~
turned 70 tne cTIuInL u aJaa..; sSS ~
~ aa,'..Et bis a,a toid NJ a ch;cken
farm that was for sale near Souan. N. j.
A Jersey poultry farmer came to New
York on the next day and gave Mr., Fur.
ness brilliant word. picture OF the farm.
Mr., Furneeg was more than delighted by
the narrative. and returned to Sduan
with the farmer, found the farm all that
| il had bsen painted and at once bought it.
For a week every road which led to
souan was trayersed by wagons loaded
with chickens Of high pedigree and
newlv patented incubators which Mr..
FuTnegs had bought of the dealers. A
little army Of wofkmen was busy build.
inc more modern henhouges and con-
stInrtinp additions 10 poultry yards.
Teamsters industriously hauled gravel
for The chickens TO scratch in. In q com.
nara,iyelv short time the poultry plan
fs,ion was greatly improved, and was
full of hustle and chiCkeps.
Mr.. Fumes was more than delighted
with his new occupation. It was all
that his fancy had ever painted 1t. The
raising Of chickens seemed 10 him an
ideal pursuit.
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How pleasant IL was 10 go OUT uoots
on bright spfing morning ana see tae
great procession oil chicken walk out 70
the piowed gtounu 70 e1Ptote tne t III:
rows Tor anglew9Tme, OF 70 ioitef ~ the
meadows TO Nipple me oeilcate piaues
Of young grass gllstenlng WIN usw.
First came the glossy plack opaplsG,
tall, slender, stateIy-lookl51g IKE flock
Of ravens. AT their neaa stroue tne
Spanish rooster; ms req comp l9uhuLy
on one side oil MS head, as PROUD US an
old CssliIlan gFanuee or 'ne a., AuT T u
the spanish ARMADA. mr.. fufness
named MN Don Qul1ote' w :,
Next marched Dnlllant battalion o.
Polish chickens, each w,earlnga gay TUT
Of feathers on the heau Ii IKE Tue pinme:u u
Chapeau o. marshal. ING rooster N
command was Vetltante aanay, proud
Of his brilliant coat and lts many ueGota'
tons. MIR, torness named MN MOB
ciusko.
With long, swinging stIiae, Tue
Shangnals appt9a ~ tal IAN anu rugseu'
the grenadiers Of the leathereu army;
a squadron oil Dnl Oochlhs meg ny
ike q regiment OF guards wearing goluen
Cuirasses and helmets OF goia. liner
feathers gIlttered IN tne sunhsn@ lh i,Ss
they had on their Knees their ankles
and their toes.
The Brahmas came quietly along,
snoW-White IKE ooVes. they lookee
like flock OF young glflsgolng TO chufcl
TO be confirmed. mn
Next plodded along inc ,Domlnlcks,
or FIymouth ROCKS pam, evelyuAII
chickens, not snowy, put snostsnuas
Almost dra0 IN color-the QuaKefs o
the poultry yard. :,
Last proudly marcneo' as II inc pre-
cesslon were merely hls auvance guar 41!
OF honor, the Old Darnyard rooster. ny
head was in the air. when ne crowed
his voice was clear anu ringing nKe
bugle or cornet. Inc sunIignt seeme'
tangled in his plumaHe. All toe color
OF the RAINBOW glanced ana glesme'
from his meek. Mr. Fnrness named mn
"Old GLORY. ne was OF no especia
value, and was kept as the mascot OIL III
poultry farm.
The mother OF me largest numner
chickens on tne poultry tsIm was an on
Matching machine. IDS machino haa
progeny OF about three thousand cnicke
as last as the little chicKehs were pori
they were taken away from tII me naomi
aud farmed out 20 hens' Ihese toSte
mothers brought them up.
Whenever Mr.. Eurness sanntete'
through MS lAtiH all 'uo cilSAens S"lll
trooping after him, and accompanied
him about ike a guard OF honoE
S@I -N.f..IS r..
remarkable for his chivairy. Ever
evening he accompanied q niue oanat
hen and a brood OF little bantam chicS
ems to their little coop In the poultrt
yard. He stood politely az the door u
the hen had entered ana tne chicken
had gone 10 oe9 eHeet hst ~ w'nss. A.,
Mr.. Furnets originated the idea TIL
the main reason chickens are torTh
that they walk around 100 mu' = an
. their excessive exercise hardens the
muscles. He thought t Iistoa many s. varl
ueS OF culC1enS me a',S ~ Nv $1,000 nj 70
great Furness variety Of chlcEens, Wnlc
moved leisurely ana languiaiy apo!
the farm with a minimum OF exettloI
and made plump and tender "oroiIets.
AtDelmonico's the "Enrpess chicken
is ranked with canvassb9ck duck.
Mr.. Furness improved the arcnitec
ure Of henhouses. DE invented ne
Matching machines. ne SaSoeaSeH
more liberal use Of whltewssn IN chicke
coops.
Although Mr.. Furness nad retIrea
the poultry farm to enjoy lts seciasloI
chicken culture had given him an