The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-15

come, each in turn, enjoying the ad-
vantages of novelty, but the Brahma
is still one Of the favorite breeds with
many we'll known fanciers.
The Brahma presents the true pic
ture of a utility fowl. Tall and mas
sive, with full, deep breast, small,
neat head, long, arched neck, powerful
thighs and legs, feathered to the toes,
abundant hackle and small tail. They
are very quiet, thriving in compare
lively close quarters. with proper at
tention to cleanliness and food sup
plies. 1t is this quality which gives
them great favor with the dwellers in
towns and cities, who wish to keep a
few fowls within the confines Of a
small lot or yard. They mature early,
making fine, savory broilers when half
grown. The pullets begin laying
when they are from five to six months
old. The eggs are rich, dark-colored
and fne-Aavored. The hens are nat
urally broody, showing an inveterate
desire to sit, when they have laid a
few dozen eggs. If INDUCED, they
make the most careful and attentive
mothers. Though not pre-eminent in
any particular, the Brahmas are valued
as useful general purpose fowls, easily
managed and possessing fairly good
qualities all around.
In color the Brahma is divided be-
tween the dark and the light. Both
coiors possess the same characteristics
| of form, size and general qualities.
The dark were at one time the favor"
ties and commanded quite fancy
prices. Dark Brahmas Of both sexes
present a beautiful combination of
white, gray and black. The cocks
have breast and tail Of intense, glossy
black, with hackle of silvery, (not IL
to y creamy white. The rest of the
plumage is a combination of the two.
The feathers on the breast Of the hens
are gray, edged with black, giving a
beautifully penciled appearance. The
bonk]e &c white striped with clear
black, the tail black. The legs Of
both sexes are orange yellow.
HIGH PRICED FOWLS.
There were about $4,000 entries of
fancy fowls at the Crystal Palace
Poultry Show last . ar in England, in
Guiding French, American, Asiatic,
Flemish and British breeds, besides a
great variety with characteristics of
their own. The highest priced fowl
sold was a Buff Cochin, belonging to
an American lady of Kansas, which
sold for $4,000. Next in order OF
price came the Langshan, belonging
to an English clergyman, that sold fol-
about ESQ, or $500. 90. Another high,
priced bird-not because of its practi'
cal use and Importance, but because OF
it's ornament al nature alone-was the
Black Spanish, specimens Of which
sold for from s25 to s36. These birds
have been bred in England out Of al
usefulness. There they have devel'
oped q kind of kid-like, .milk-White
substance which covers its head and
hangs below the beak some inches.
stretching to between some three OF
four inches in width, sometimes a rea,
deformity, incapacitating the bird
from eating and seeing.
does IT PAY TO RAISE HENS.
It certainly pays me, and l believe
it will pay (and pay welr any one whe
has a few spare feet Of room and a few
minutes to devote to them. kept last
year on one acre of land $50 fowls, Of
which 80 we're one year old hens, ane
200 were early Matched pullets. These
fowls laid me 1857 eggs during De
cember, a month most farmers fowls
are not laying at all, and those 1885,
eggs fetched at the common market
price s13O (and a few odd %cents). J
buy all the food for my fowls and find
that it costs me about $1.35 to feee
each fowl a year, Iii cents eacf
month. The cost Of food for those
$50 fowls for that month of Decem
Der was $42. rs, and the net profit fo'
the month was $87.25 Isn't that
pretty fair cash return for one month
and that the dull month Of December
Most farmers would be content witt
$3.50 income in thatmonth, and 1912
of that clear proft.-A. II. Hunter, II