Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-26
BUFF WYANDoTTEl
~ Worcester.

first prize and medal In the porking
cockcrcl class was tnken 10y bird from
that remarkable cock. which was sold
last year at the Crystal palace Tor 40
Rmheas' ANA afterwards went TO Aus
trnlin. Many birds found eager bidders
nc prices ranging from 500 To- SluO ench
Al the Madison Square show In lSNH
HiA Canadian Wild geese brought %l1o.
tWenty-four black brnnts brought $500;
two pair Of yea fowls sold for $40, one
game cockercl went for 500, aud sew
eral Rair of game fowls brought over
500 puiE
Although Eugluud has boon for yoars
conHldered ns leudng the world IN tho
matter OF poultry raising, yet v Is %
question today whether tho United
States IL not entitled To the first plucc.
Certainly there N NO comparison ut all
m the number Of fowls in the two Voun-
tries. We Americans consume annually
per head more than twice MS many cBgA
as the people of Great Britain, statistics
showing, for there are statistics on this
no wen as other snbiwls TINT every
man, wOmnn aud child Ia the United
States manages 90 dispOsp OF about ten
dozen eggs per year. AZ least, the egg
product of the country vs. iu the ncirh-
horhood OF uOO.OOOOuO dozen year.
which Is allowing iifiy eggs to each
fowl
The difference Is ognin shown 10y the
fact That Great Britain can boast only
about aN.OOO,WO iaWls, including all
kinds, while tho United Statos has nt
about S9,WOOuO fowls, Including an
country Ia growing fat aud vigorous ut
such rapid rate with such nutritious
stores ~ food 60 draw upon. PER-
haps the loyellness OF the American w0-
uan can be indirectly traced 90 tho
egg question.
In spilu OF the immense numbers ~
SHgH ahh fowls produced annually Ia the
United states that product is still i'm
Auihelent for our needs aud the customs
returns show that Americans import not
less than S3OOO,lOO worth of eggs per
year, paying Tor them Ia the uruss about
U conts a dozen, Three qunrters of these
Imported eggs come from Canada, ana
Il Is curious fact that China sends MS
about 2uOOOu dozens OF eggs valued AT
about Sl2,OVO aud consumed for the
cst part by John NhnRman who does
Lot seem 20 mind the long journey taken
by these delicacios.
A person who has never interested him.
self Ia poultry otherwise than TO enjoy
hr0iled chicken OF crisp roasted capuns
has no idea OF the immense literature
which has been prepared on the subject
by various authorities. There are mon la
New York and all over the country
whose main energies are devoted to
Hmdying the ways and doings Of Co
y
DorkngB, LnnRshans, and All the nuiu-
herless varieties III ducks. geese, ban.
tams, pigeons aud gnmO fowls. Those
gentlemen can write volumes on each
one OF their fayOrites with the enthu-
aiusm Of an art critic discussing the
masterpieces Of Van Dyke or Tihnn.
They know infinitely more about them,
Y Is fair 70 SUPPOSE, than the Creator.
Some of THEM mako money from their
knowledge, but u IL sorrOWful fact that
n many cases The art OF poultry raising
Is not particularly profitable one. a
great many farmers In their rough, com.
mon sense way REFUSE 90 have much
dealing with the poultry fnilciofa aud
let their cocks anI hens get along as
best they can on the old barnvard plnn
with the time honorod duar-hill az a
base Of operations. Ii 10 true, however.
aud should be conceded Ia fairness, that
the efforts Of poultry fanciors hnyo raised
She standard Of excellence both IA the
number Of eggs laid aud ihc quality OF
flesh produced fur above what Il Was
about dozen years ago.
Diaeuaslug this subject, H-a,known