davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-10

1T. temperature; ~, velocity OF wind.
]. NJ. Shorter.
Observer Weather Bureau.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
On S0rHna

mau "Muraenppitsn"s furrige Gier bore,
sfter hoab Der itripss | ct Srsp til "8eits
mar: "Mpreenpoitsn" sr fplst for $780,
600 ar. tpntant, bar bet MI bebt rceen
Sib. Der fort9lss, at "Mprssnpp.
ITEMS Gisr, Sr. Nision, snbog ifal ia
bstinsst fig BEN / Sufentronsieblsr. Sm
FANNIE Nisien bersttss i bet bsls mdns.
Tnurrise Sins. Sittsrt er bet iaIfalb,
at bet sr meget punffelist at faa Resning
at BAN. Oct bar pirtslie banbt, at
6crrstninssm9no bar anlast Sag mob
BAN frr at fdu Spgape oper, bpab be
'tplosr. Sg en- Munb, lom pilbe betale,
bpao ban ftplots, itruts msfterat ct 4psrs
tisiement bdpos ftuast, fit BET Sbar, at
ban MATTE inosi ftriftIis anIsgnina
besangaaenbs. !Sr. RisYon bar / mango
4ar IeOet itr9net tilbasetruttsn i lin
gOIie | Mcrssupcitgaorpen. iau tiIbaas.
t%ruttsn, at snboe en- Wano, Der Tom RE-
fsrsnt bar arbsiost II Iur | bans 4pis,
lite bar Soe ON. 5pOrIeD.s ban fer ub.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
Taa Wenncife til SDr.

U~(oralit bomber bet besp9rre cite, at
ct Wlenne'te lpnter neo til Dnrel9
Stanbpuntt eler enbba ldpere; men BET
bore berer bet til Sislbsnbeosrne. Ntt
better osrfor flor Spiigt, at SerHdT0
WtcGartbD | ct. Qouis er pud Yel I'll
at fdd en- 0bre6dm. 5or Here AdE
lioen begDnote en- Sadrbot at fpmn1s rem
paa bans SrpIt. Den bottle pg lprfo's
Zig, % belle BrDitet sr MI bsoGttet Inso
en- rig Sdarpeiit paa fire 2omrl''s
GGngoe. 9doret er lDit og liOt irfa'''
N|cGartbp itiulte bet lGnge for llO'',
tommsnoe % tentte, at bet lite F10''
np9et paa fig.
6or tire Tiger Iiosn felte Ran en- upe
ba9elig alge pda grDitst. 9dn 'tlip'''
be og reo Jig meo Neglene; men BET 1la'p
lite. 0a ban tos Stjorten al nj %"
en- broncefarpet Stribe, ION gil tperso'''
belle &asien. Den bar omtrent to 20"'
mer breo os Ter CONNER lang. S1a0'
ten bar ben msrf, men blep enood InF'
tere benimpo aantsrne. NGlie N"S
foretog ban en- M llrberisgelie r9 taNp'
at Sronceleiten iprebte Jig. Sdrl 'Fpy..
ban hdDbe fact Gulfot, men FeT0'0V'
Jig itfe til nossn Gage. 5lettsn oI'0 "a,
big itsrre us msrters at 5arp''
bar MI trebet uo cper belle Ge8en'sl "
beoGtter Manbsn fra Sooiddle Il! S'P'
grcncefdrpen er itabig blepen l'e''''"
Oct bpibe / Tinene bar pglaa 1oTaru'"
6arpe % er blepet mertt. Wdros' ~.
MI benpenbt iig til Here eGser, men
peo insen 3aab. geipnberlig mol IF"
uteeortbp zig eaers frilt.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
Gennesiee.uoitiuineen

Oct sr MI 100 Nar, iiben SsnnssIee
blep Stat, os / ben 4nleonins boloss /
9opeDItaoen RafbpiIe en- lloitiaing, ION
ben life Miai aabnsoes msb flor 9eitis
beIigbeo % | Sberu9r at mango tuiinbe
Wsnneiter. 8eiret bar Hart % tisligt.
Sra tiolis ON Morssnsn bar @uoerne
fulbe at Splt, Tom bible ie pua. at be fors
itielige 5rreninser meo fine 5aner mar
Idersbs eiennem 8psn til lloitiainsss
bpgningen. Senns blep eftsrbdanpen
fulp at beissenbe, ipm tos be mango l1bz
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. / Sieipn. PrGiioent
McSinlep trpttsos pdu en- Snap, os ale
Muiiinbjul tom | gep9gslfe.
gpsn er fmutt betprsret. Gtbpert
Srain brineer npe ifuelpitne. Deb benne
llbitiuing er Der en- garnsbpsning - NOS
get, man aloris for bar bapt. Den inos
Disbes msb en- 5ale at Statens Stols=
superintendent. 100 Ssrn fra Stoz
lsrns / Ruihpils fang.
grGiibent Mtainlsp bar lille / Naibs
bile; bog fit ban Siulens Der til at
sau. Deitern Union telegraph Gpm=
punp baDcs nsmlis last en- Sraab pua
TOO Mils 29nebs fra Waibington til
RaibpiI., os bu alt bar rsoe, git pr9s
iioentsn til straightforward | bet bpibe
Sus ps trbttebe paa Nsslsn. Sermeb
bar bet sjprt. 700 Wil fra BAN bappe
bette 9rpt en- FABIAN 9irtnins, ut ale
slsttrifs !Siul / neutrality-suspicious.
fate fig | 8eo9eelis. Smtring Mcz
Sinlsp fob / bint b~sitibslise Sisblit belle
ssnnssIses Selssatipnen til 8pngresIen.
s 6lotten bar ogiua psniionstcmmiss
far 8. Glup Gpuns. Snbsn Pr9fz
b.nten trpttsoe paa Nselen, III ban fsls
senoe Telegram: "SOltet / Sennesiee
isnber i'm 9ilisn ps unmOper ON, at ..
mua lett, Muftinsrist paa Statens Suns
orsbeaarsubtiGing i Sepagelie." SEA.
npnituo ~bunbrsbs, ba lloItilinsen bar
dobnet, oe Solicit raabte Surra.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
en- Rpinoes Sryo.
Mrs. Sbomas / Wiisionri tnler til
ale nluifelige 2pinOcr.

Sols en- apinoe bar COB SelbrsO o.
lt9rte Ssrn. er bun / @lminoelabso
lpftsllg. Ss bet fan bun not pare.
Der CT fun iaa a%uinber, iOm bar beae.
oisie Seliisnelier. Men at pare barn,
Log, Ips % pp8ioet al 2assrne, % iaa
ftnoe ct 09iboel, Tom brinssr 6cltrsS
% Ell Itert Sabp, bet er i eauOgso en-
9ptte.
9irs. 6. 8. 9bomas, alpha, @is.
lonri, lfriuer nplis / ct Srep: "9es
bapoc ! Iarepis bruat 9eser, men pto'
blep at blIue parre. Wtine gabpsr
troeoe, jes uar 9Soen nar al GoniuHp'
ton; % iaa ifnffeoe min MnuO mig
np9et Pe-ru-na. Oct er 2 gldr iiosr.
s 9lopember 1895 blsp ie9 i~prlcit mso
en- SabD paa 10 Tuno, % ben er irlis
% ltart. Seq iorreiier MI min egsr
6ussiernins. Seq fan aloriS roe
Pe-ru-na for messt. Seq trcr, ben sr
ben beoite Meolcin, ies u%useuiirOe bar
bprt Gale pm."
Gnbper auinoe Ifulbe bare Pe-ru-na
| Sulet, liRr paa bcnne Tlo al Anret.
StrIp til Or. Sariman. Spar isnrss
frIt. The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufac-
turing Co, Columbus, Stio, isnOsF
Or. 9arimans npelte Sos Ell fort 30
Irtt.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
en- r0olom Jloebrano
/ Darts.
Cper 800 Mcnnefcr pmfOmnc.

Der ubbrfO 9irsbds G~ftsrmiooas ST.
4 Sloles ! ct al MsnneItsr fuIopattet
2otdls, bpor en- 8eIoGbiebsos sga5dr afs
hOIotss. Der opitoo itrar en- 6orfGroeIs
Tens gonit, og Ollie itormeoe mob DIRE
ne, men bI,p nsotrompeoe / Sneieris, %
goIitists Rapprrt ON aftsneu bar oper
200 prGbts sllsr ososligt idursoe.
De fsite al Sfrsne sr Spinosr, p9
bIanot BEN 9amsr af bsisite Bang | ben
pdriIiits Ssltabspsroen. Gn Idaoan
9aaar ufbolbss uurIis, Cs | SpioIn for
ben fob idar Sertueinbe be'uaes; bun
blso alporIig ~Iuaret. 100 Sig sr 9rdpet
frem at Ruinsrns; men mar antaser,
al Der enhnu bIiper 100 at uoerape.
Sper 100 sr Iaarsbe os er brugt bells til
1T Sjsm, bells til Soipitalsr. S Ner>
teosp at lloganeen Ida 9pnser at for'
br9note Sig, 3 Sob | Ssios; omtrent
ales SIGoer bar fort9rst at SIoen.
s be n9rmeits 9aoer bplpt ldnge
Rrtter msb pragtigs 9jsretsier, Der penz
tsbs pau be bsis Seritabsr; Der Tom gam
its fua uf benz, be sprigs laa tpalte eler
f~ortullebe berinbe.
gpeninssn bar opfsrt olsne for mioz
l,rtiois IfbsnptteIie ps at let Sr9zMaz
t%eriale, iau bet er let at f%prItaa, at at
en- faa tatpattst SuItsmasis muatte iaa
Manse iatte 2ipet til.
Der forefalbt iaa eribenbe Sosner, at
man bliper aloelss ing peo at luis benz;
man ber bslit lite i9tte zig inb bsri; SAM
ian moi ubmals fig benz.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07

5 5auges Spnobe.-n,a
W. O. Sanien bar paret paa @s',,,
Seisa | YaitOrerne epinasns. SeiS,sr.
os Gaitnalbs aalo.
- Tait. 81. O. Soniens sorh
Srano Sorts % annetterebe me,,,s.
Der, iorteller ON &aloelien nj on e.,
peIaH, Oa aaloets gstienins ousritto,r
@ait. S0niens araiter, us meui.5,'
oerne life sniter at belle fig.
= Snmiunbets Collaboration mint.
liolte use paa Semnariet i 3eo @ir,
TaltOr @eruis itriper ira lin g..
lltOrnln'Hsiie at ban bar baot ct bp,.
sel'st Sampar meo 9ait. Grifien. irrr
nu boloer paa meo at orOne ia paa 1T
nps 9iemlteb. !San ipnes alimoet ror
uom9rtet cs 9euemaaben b,l,o. On
ltor Del al be biit os Der 6usnoe Nura,
bar m'liet Snteresien for alrfen. %,
tror ban, at Der er mesen SLABS icr
ct alpOrlist Wisiiunsarbsibe; Der Ban.
tes itaoig itorre eler minore esttI,,
menter runot ont i Staten. bpur man
buroe mlSIionere. Der Ital ppre nrsr
IS 2uiinoe Sfanbinaper i Californian.
SuerlaSte til zig ielu bile Oisit, ION
Ioroetmeite er fsote % bgbte / ben IN.
tberlte Sirtes Sfisb, tliue upiosn6,.
oens, SritGnferiets, be bemmtlio,
6orenlnsers - ia bet cipiliiereOe Sc.
oenitabS 8ern."
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07

Ssnatet SectOs / 9irsSass Sorilu.
Get pm frie Sismiteoer for settIere saa
Snoianer &sisrpatipnsr pg militare
&e%ieruutiunsr; AZ Ssnatorer itsmtc for
Os IL imOo.
6OriInset beitemmer, at Settlere,
ION bar taset SOmeftsnS paa Snoia.
ner'9ano, Tom sr a~iftaaet til Reaierin.
gen peo ajsb eIsr SoerensfomIsr, life
bebspsr at bstols ben o~prineeliae 'ait.
iatte 9ris pr. Gers, men tun be almiu.
beige @ebprer for entry, final proof
p.L.U. On SOmefenos qtanb fan boa,
bpis ban ioretratfer at tipbe 9anoet,
beiale ben al 2upsn i%aiiiatte 8ris o.
iaa iulb gisuoOmsrst iii aauOsi, uaur
ban bar boet pon bet | ben lOpbeItemte
lib. 9ette Gorfas er al OOsrmaabe
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
1tucufrrnr.

Z IpriI Maon,S bltr ben roticnale
gi,To fcrminSffet m,e S5,71S,o6S, cs
SnStGstsrns opsritss llesift,rrt m,o om'
firing 6 Miliunsr Dollars,
Zen renisbrrrnse gieIe b,lsb,r fig til
ss47, 1866, $50, oa ben GitIo, icm iiis
bGr,r Rcnt,, til S377,615.7 S9, iaIt
iolt 81. 226, 1874, 649. Gen iontdntc
gehoIbuire / Stattommsr,t o,n lite os,,
impt hpiIten Der lite bar no1en notitads
snb, 5OroriRs belsb fig til $22S,O9O,'
SIT.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07

Senat.ts Sinanstomite bar ben Abe
bs. insfiI,t til g.Staselie Suiets
9~olSfprfns, 9insIep 9ineu, ium ben
nIminbrlis fables. 8umiteen bar isiet
pper 1000 gmsnSsments til bet OPP
rinbsIis. Gprlas. Zen al Suist beds
tasne ACCOMPLISHMENTS or belt %
bpIosnt o%marbsieet, iaa ben oil babe
msset fisrr. S~stpcuius snb Suiets
8arasraf bapbe. 5orIlaset pil blips
tasst os til 9istusiun ben 1Soe Mui.
Gen inbsnlanbfe Stat paa Gl sr
iorbsist fra 81 iii $1.44 pr. Barrel.
9enne geitemmelie nal tuu sieloe til
gnret 1900, men 9rpsseri.G lernc,
ION peo, at bet er messt lettsre at iOrs
binbre ct 5Orlass geotuselir. enb at iuu
en- Sop ppbapet, oil arbeioe al ole
ar9itsr imoo oeune Barasrais Deb.
taselie. Oct bar paret ben alminoe.
lise Rsnins, at 2piferne er NET intes
rssiereoe / bsune Sag, ba be sier
be Hsite Srpsserier, men bet paa'
itanss MI, at bet er ensellte Spnbifa.
ter, ipm bar ben itsrite aapital an.
brast i grpsserisr.
SenatOrerne fro Npsgnslano ital
bare meset m~isiprnsisbe meb be al
aomiteeu iDrslaaece 6pranorinser til
9inslepsS iaeu. De ipnes, at ben bar
taset for msset Ssuipn til be oeltlise
Siater % life siort moi for Siteus
Gabritanter.
aOmitsen iursiIaar en- 9ulo paa 9be,
10 Gents pr. 8unb, inbtiI ben lite So.
mar 1900. Otter ben Dag Tan 9be
inoisrss tolofrtt.
2cloen pao Suoer er %iaitIat til II
Gent pr. 8unb. 9Olbsn paa Sui er rs
Gents pr. 2Ou. 8aa &ul inoisrt fra
Sanbs, iOn life Logger en- bsiere 9olo
paa Sui eno ben Der napnts, sr ben 60
Gents pr. Con.
ReciprOcitetstrattatsn meb Sapaii
ophapts, os Sutter inofert ira Sas
mali betoloes ium anost impprteret
Sutfer.
8 3Olben paa lib % ulboarer er
Der sjort mango GOranorinser. 3 be
fIsite 9ilfalbe or ben ueeiat. Der er
iOrrsiteu siprt iaa mango ubetposIiae
5OranorinSer. at bet er umuliat at
napns BEN Ole. s bet belle ipnes &c.
natets 5lnnnstOmite at ioretrette la.
psrs 2OIbiatisr, snb be Of Quiet peO.
tnsue.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07

Sp.csR epublifdnerue / alabama Tai
6oIoe er acnpeutiou | Sirmius BAN ben
26be Nai for at u~rsaniiere 4artiei %
oal9c GsIe9ater til ben rationale son'
pcntion at Gglp' Gepublifauere / Gbts
taao ben soe SUM. 9eure apnoer'
tipn er inmmenfaIot al GrtonsrssmnnO
Ipipne fra Rinnsiotd. 2eesrne flyer,
at BET npe 8lrti uil iaa mango GlI'
hnuaere.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
Nrttfpnrtnfirr.

gsreenspoit lluiortr boIosr I'm 'smt'
reaulare apno,ntipr / 0aitingtor
bernie llae. DEN bsspnots fine 6ors
banoIins,r / Snsnags. Oct Ct fsrit'
Gano, ben mFoer / 4mtrita. Ollie Or
eaniiersOe Rtaierirser urota9cn 8, nina.
9orea % Orange 6riitdten, bar isnot
0sIeaatsr. Sper 60 2anoe % Yrcrinz
Ter bill blint r~,preicntersot pso 120 0eIss
cater, bIunot triIit sr hsrs 9oitminiitrs,
"a nool, 2anbt bar isuot bstjenotsOtpIos
mater.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07
On utrc Grbessmans.

QSfffertnb, SrigSminiittr uroer ben
frrrioe Administration, GtnsrdI Doe ira
Sdnssuins, 8iS., tlep al Sri9sminiiter
9amont frntag,t al ofitieI WfDnoigb'o,
"a ifrar eft.r BEN Are Mdrts bIsr bans
ReTerctipn accsptcr,t, I9ngs fsr hans
gftsrfGe,r / Gmbtoet uonGpntes. Oct
pplpies MI, at @ersrdl Doe hdpoe rap
let til ia en- bel Del toitbdr. Sa9er,
ION ftnbt,s hem til SaneSpiLIe, Wis.
en- Del at be Sager, iom ban fcripnet
fla meb, bar ban manttet Iepsre tiIbdge
til arissotpartsmeutst, % b%csfornoen
bar ban bstaIt $1,000 / StaOsseritats
ming.
Decorah-posten., 1897-05-07

TOR 8stpouins for be mansIolS'9s
Seiilcrs, ipm / ben isnsre 2iS bar boz
tat ia Sna DC III Rssjeriuscr %afitaaeos
,Snsiancr. 8~eierpatiputr | Minneiotn
"a G%afptaerre.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Eggs Preserved in Clay.

Ii Hung Changes commissariat car
ply of Chinese preserved eggs for the
Ambassadors special use. "Those
wonderful eyes, said my friend, Mr..
Doyle, the steward of the Waldorf, at
which Ii stopped during his sojourn
in New York ''are not so bad after
all. Here is one of them," he said to
me, knowing that I would be inter-
ested in it, showing me what looked
like a piece of pummice stone, but
was an egg encased in clay, which
was given me by one of the cooks
and may be century old for aught
I know. This is a preserved hens
egg This is the way it is done:
First the eggs are boiled hard; then
while they are hot they are wrapped
in soft clay and packed away. They
keep forever. They were brought
here in bags packed in rice husk,
some of which you still see clings to
the clay. These eggs are almost
black, and the yolks are green. They
chop them very fine and decorate
most of their viands with them, and
they enter largely into all their sauc-
es. The duck eggs are from the Pc
kin and Muscovy breeds. They are
first boiled, then preserved in a paste
of charcoal which hardens about
them. These duck eggs are opened,
split in halves and served in the shell,
and as old as the eggs are, assure
you that they are, delicious" don't
perfectly understand the difference
in preserving hens eggs and ducks
eggs; but I mean to try an expert
ment on them this season, and will
report my experimentation Poul-
try.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Feed Fowls Slowly.

One of the difficulties in feeding
fowls is that as given by the poulter-
err, the food is in a mass and can be
gobbled down far too quickly. In it's
natural state, the fowl hunting for
food is obliged to eat slowly, one
grain at time. Usually, after each
mouthful the hen is obliged to
scratch for more. So ingrained is
this instinct that hen with chickens
will scratch and cluck when she comes
to pile of grain. One of the reasons
why corn is bad food for fowls is that
the grain is large, and if shelled and
thrown out by handfuls the fowls eat
it much too fast for their good. The
true way to feed hens is to mix their
grain with chaff or straw, so that
they must scratch for it. If covered
with mellow earth, it will be still bet
ter, as the dust thus raised will rid
the fowls of vermin.-American Ag-
riculturist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22

by pot hunters. Both their owner
and his neighbors suffer on their ac-
count.
To keep them properly, separate
quarters should be provided and this
means loft and an enclosed fly. On
farms there are sometimes old build
ings that can be transformed into
pigeon lofts. Such a building may
not be of the very best, but should
have a roof that will shed rain, and
three of it's sides, THE north, east and
west, should be made tight enough
to keep out both wind and rain. The
south side may be quite open. Drafts
through cracks and knot holes are IA
taleven to hardy pigeons. Cheapnests
may be made from store boxes and
nail kegs fastened to the walls. Each
pair should have two nests, and the
home of each pair should be different
in location and appearance from the
home of every other. This irregular
ity may offend the orderly eye,
but is best for the pigeons.
An inch of dry sawdust in the bot
tom of the box, and handful of soft
hay or straw cut in lengths of two
or three inches, make a suitable nest.
If this nesting material be dampened
with water scented with carbolic
acid, and during the Matching and
rearing season, pyrethrum powder
be occasionally busted over the nest,
lice, the great hindrance to pigeon
breeding, will not be troublesome.
Have a fly of generous dimensions
attached to the loft, enclosing it with
poultry netting of two inch mesh
Farm Journal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Cleaning Roosts.

The proper way to clean a roost,
says Epitomist, is to first carry every
thing out doors, roost poles, nest
boxes and loose boards. Give them a
dose of oil and apply the match. If
the wood takes fire it can be put out
by throwing sand on it. Now rake
out all fowl dirt, and give the inside
a good coating Of whitewash. Do
this once a month. If we do not have
time for all this, then get some liquid
lice paint and go over the roost poles,
nest boxes, etc., with brush dipped
in the paint. Put on a good coat.
This should be done just before the
fowls go to roost at night. Probably
the fowls will not like the smell but
drive them all in and shut the house
up tight for an hour or two. This
will not only kill the red and gray
mites, but all the body lice on the
hens as well. In ten days CATER the
lice eggs previously laid are about all
Matched out) repeat the operation,
when we may reasonably know that
our hens and roosts are free from lice
and will stay so for a month or two.
Farmers should feed oats more free
ly to poultry than is generally the
case. Oats are a most excellent egg
making food when fed in connection
with other food. Boiled oats are es-
pecially good.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Pigeons for Market.

Will it pay to- raise pigeons for
market? is the tenor of several que
ries lately received. Boys and girls
on a farm can make a little pocket
money in this way. The common
pigeon is hardy bird and will thrive
and produce young if furnished a
home in boxes on the side of farm
buildings or in unused lofts. We do
not recommend this method, for the
boxes are unsightly and rats and
mice destroy the nests and the young
in the lofts. Besides, pigeons at lib
erty destroy the crops, and are shot
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Profit on Breeds.

The value of flock is in it's capac-
ity to produce. When the fowls are
not laying they may not pay for their
shelter and food. There are, however,
sources of profit other than eggs.
The hen is worth a certain sum in
market after she ceases to lay, and
every hen that becomes broody offers
an opportunity to her owner to add
to the receipts. When a hen goes on
the nest and brings off a brood of
chicks she may give more profit i'll
three months than if she produced
eggs every week in the year. All de-
ponds upon the care and attention
given her and the brood by the own
er. To illustrate the case let us sup
pose that farmer experiments with
two hens-one a sitter and the other
non-sitter-the one laying but five
dozen eggs in year "a low estimate)
and THE other twelve dozen (above
the average), the sitting hen, howev-
err, producing a brood of chicks as a
portion of her quota. Allow twenty
cents per dozen for the eggs and a
dollar as the cost of per year for food
for each hen, and the owner receives
dollar and fifty cents as clear profit
from the non-sitter, while the sitting
hen exactly pays her expenses. So far,
the comparison is favorable to the
non-sitter But now estimate on the
brood. If hen hatch ten chicks and
raises eight of them to the age of
three or four months she offers her
owner a new source of profit, as the
chicks will bring from fifteen to
twenty cents per pound, and will
weigh about five pounds per pair.
Four pairs of chicks, ut five pounds
per pair, makes twenty pounds. If
they sell at only fifteen cents per
pound, the gross sum is $500, and if
it is during the summer season the
cost of the chicks will not exceed one
dollar, which leaves two dollars profit
for the hen, and that, too, after max.
ing full allowance for all expenses. II
may be urged that to estimate eight
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chicks per hen is too large. True,
and twelve dozens of eggs is a large
estimate for non-sitters, and five doz-
ems is too low for sitter, as expert
ence and experiment demonstrate
that the sitting hen will lay fully as
many eggs during the entire year as
the non-sitter. What is intended is to
show that it will pay to use the hens
for Matching chicks as well as for
eggs only, and that the poultry bust
ness should be conducted every
month in the year instead of during
only short period.
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Starting the Business.

A correspondent of the New Eng
land Homestead writes: In starting
to keep hens the question at the out
set is what breed to keep. The first
consideration is what is wanted Of
the poultry kept-eggs and poultry
for market and home use, or eggs and
birds for breeding purposes. AS more
engage in the former, [ will talk
along that line. Don't attempt to
keep several breeds at least without
experience. Select one of the large
or medium sized breeds and bestow
good attention upon that. There are
several breeds which are good layers
summer and winter, or they may be
made so by good management, and
when you want some poultry for the
holidays you have it right at hand
Such breed is the Plymouth Rock,
either the Barred or White; also the
Brahma may be classed in that line
either the Dark or Light. My pref
erence is for the Barred Plymouth
Rock. The first requisite is birds to
start with. Thoroughbred poultry
costs high, and to purchase a male
and a number of pullets is frequently
beyond the purse or inclination Of
the one desiring to start in the bust
ness A good male bird will cost from
81 to So, but a sitting of eggs from
pure bred fowls can be bought for 81
to So. A couple of sittings of eggs
would be less than the cost of sim
ole male bird. With ordinary good
luck IS per cent of the eggs will
hatch, and, allowing for casualties
with ordinary good care Is to Is fine
birds should be the result of So or So
invested in eggs for Matching. 1t is
true there is the element of time to
be considered, and, of course, some
risk as to the hens employed as sit
ters doing their duty faithfully. From
these matches all the pullets may be
saved, the choicest cockerel retained
to head the flock, and the remaining
males sold at good prices to neigh
bors to keep for the Improvement OF
their flocls. In inbreeding great care
and good Judgment need be exercised
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for the tendency is to intensity traits
and characteristics. Good qualities
are strengthened in the progeny, and
defects and weak points appear in ex-
aggerated form in the following gen.
Grafton. Hence retain only those pull
lets whose qualities are desirable.
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