The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-01-06
PouLTBY BREED .

10 his paper 90 modern poultry culture
read at the recent meeting OF the state
board OF agriculture, Samuel b Cnshmat
Of Paw ticket. Il. | gave excellent cont
sel to farmers who wish TO keep poultry
under ordinary farm conditions and vi
out the expensive methods Of the fpecis
lists; Some Of his suggestions are given
below.
The best breed is the fowl best suited
to your place and whose product sells the
best in the market.
Ityou wspt to produce winter eggs you
want one thing, while for eggs 10 summer
YOU want another breed. Certain breeds
are very hardy and can stand exposure
and hardship, while others more prolhc
are very lander, s me are very quiet aud
tstten readily and others 80 active, 1t Is
im possible TO get them fat There are
those that excel in flesh production, but
% little else
Brshmas and cochius are OF great value
to the industry on account OF their hsrdl
ness, and always will be. They are not
bus lers like the active breeds, bat stand
cold and confinement well. The non'sit
ters; the Minorcas, Laehorns. Hsmburgs,
etc are the greatest layers; unless pro
tec.ed from cold and damp al given con
siderable room they will contract disease.
The old English gsmes, the Cornish
Indian, the Masys. Black Javss and
Aseels, are great Il SD produce but are
less hardy than Chinese breeds aud much
less prolific than the nor-sItters.
These different classes have been com
biued 10 various breeds, among which tue
various Wya1dot IS and Plymouth Rocks
are the most POI MAR. They are rather
too beefy to make the best layers, and
not as hardy az ths Cochin and Lang
shsns, but as they are fairly hardy, fairly
good layers. aud good flesh producers,
they meet the needs OF the majority |
They have enough OF the beef and hardy |
blood to be qniet and withstand cold and |
they produce brown tinted eegs and lay
ell IN winter Their worst ont is ten |
iency to get go fat by the second year,
that they are no longer profitable egg |
producers, and must be marketed The
on.sItters if given liberty are profitable
he second and third years. u
your market prefers white eggs al
7ou do not care TO market table poultry,
believe the Black MiDorcs Is the best
breed for you you wish white egg
producer ths, has yellow skin, AMI legs,
he largest strains OF WI lte . d Bull Leg
lorns would be my next choice. For
Iardy winter layer OF brown eggs, the
,spsbsn stands at the head, but the
Iressed poultrv csnuot be sold to advsn
age, or at all IL some markets IL Is,
Iowever, exec lent for your own table.
| cannot honestly sdvise every farmer
o keep nothing but pure bred poultry
| woul like however, to see everyone :
sc pore bred males OF the breed best
dspted to their purpose Lot those who
ant to follow the business OF raising
ure bred do so. Let them do the in
rowing. and where they succeed. buy {
cur stock OF them.
The male is the most important part Of
be flock. sm out OF all patience with
1is ides OF buying the mesnest, cheapest
pecimen frons pure bred flock. CT
10 beet, having in the greatest excel
nee the qualities which you deslre.
A bird at from two to five dollars lie a
Use investmen', even to grade up com
100 stock. II yon reckon the difference
makes 10 he Increase 10 egg production
one, you will be convinced. The size
I'd marketable qualities OF the whole
3ok depend greatly urou the male used.