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Worlds Supply

New York, July Especial cable and tell egraphic advices to Bradstreet's indicates the following changes in available supplies last Saturday as compared with the pre- ceding Saturday:
 Wheat-United States and Canada, east ofsthe Rockies, decrease, 2,24S, 900 bushels; afioat and in Europe, decrease, 400, 900 bush els; worlds supply, total decrease, 6,94S, 900 bushels.
 Corn-United tSates and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 4,367, 900 bushels.
 Oats-United tSates and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 1891 900 bushels
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By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett. Agent.
 Birmingham, Ala, July 19.-There is very little new in cotton. Reports from some sections claim too much rain and cotton getting grassy. sThs and little more firm mes abroad gave better tone to the open ing, but after the first call short covering seemed to have exhausted itself and the usual duHness with declines ranging from to points, the closing prices being the lowest of the day
 By Private Wire to T. G. HeWlett, Agent.
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Summer Tourist Tickets.

Summer excursion tickets to all promi- nent summer resorts north and east. are on sale via the Southern railway and Ala. bama Great Southern railroads at greatly reduced rates.
 Can on F. Billups,. travelling passenger agent. Southern railwcy. or R. M. Ellia traveling passenger agens Alabama Great tisA sirsz sr sssis gisssSe.-.y, sz:lk.xa,
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Chean Rates to Cincinnati and Pittsburg

The Louisville and Nashville railroad will sell round trip tickets from Blrming- ham to Cincinnati, O.. and Pittsburg, Pa, July and at one regular hrst-class fare for the round trip. Tickets are good to return within forty-fve days. For fur ther information, call on or address
 R. F. BEASLEY, Passenger Agent, Morris Building DO Bir-
 mingham. Ala. o-1o-ot
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Financial

New York, July 19.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram: The stock markets here were stagnant today but steady, except for Grand Trunk, which was steadily sold by weak bulls and by some bears It is believed that when the pres ent weak holders are cleared out sharp reaction may follow.
 At present the weakness in Grand Trunk is assisted by the dullness in Americans, which were absolutely neglected today The weakness in Grand Trunk is not sur- prising considering the fall off in returns and the continuance of the rate war.
 The New York demand for bonds centin- ues. Other markets featureless. Spanish As lost a point. A new West Australia loan is announced for e1OOO,OOO at 94 per cent
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Cheap Summer Rates to St. Clair Springs.

Effective June 12, the Alabama Great Southern railroad will sell tickets from Birmingham to St. Clair Springs at the very low rate of eighty-five cents for the round trip. Tickets to be sold for trains leaving Birmingham Saturday and Sun- day., good returning not later than Monday. 1. For further information apply to
 ssAi 9H'A" N9H R. M. ELLIS, T. PA . Telephone coz. Iiss. No. 2019 First aye. : gsnj.ris.ie.I Tf3,i4 TO .ssit 3afs pzr
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Elegant Service to the East via The Southern
 Railway.

Elegant Servlce to the East wa The SOuthern
 Railway.
 The Southern railway has recently inau- gurated through sleeping car line be- tween Birmingham and Charlotte, N. C., which is handled on their trains Nos. SS and. 36. The eastbound schedule of this car is as follows: Leave Birmingham 4:15 D. m arrive Atlanta 10:45 D. m., leave At lsnta Ii :5O D. m., arrve Charlotte 800 a. m.. at which points passengers can secure a through sleeping car to Washington. Phila- delphia and New York This. in addition to the through sleeping car which is now operated Birmingham to New York and on train No. 3S affords excellent accommoda- ton for passengers en route east.
 Call on Southern railway agent for fur ther information
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sao.oo in Gold on September 15.

Appreciating the increased sales of my fa- nous J. Martin Aye Original bran0 I will again offer a prize of Twenty Dollars S2O) in gold to be given away on September 15 to the holder of the lucky number. Tickets will be given with every bottle of this fa- nous rye, (warranted six year olO. which I am selling at 75c per full quart.
 209-211 18th St. VIM. WISE.
 Address mail order to ?. o. Box 796.
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Chicago Change

Chicago, July Recovering by shorts on claims of crop damage from the northwest resulted in rise in wheat today Septem- Der closed 11kc higher and December gained ihc Predictions of general showers broke the corn. rally. September left off 1sQAc lower Oats unchanged.
 Pork declined 15c and lard and ribs 7Ac oab
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coffee, Rio, dull and easy; No. invoice. 6lsc; No. jobbing, 55sc; mild marrow job ping trade. Cordova 31aG15c
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Paine. Murphy & Co.'S Grain Letter

Birmingham July 19.-Early cables were unchanged from yesterdays closing, but the closing cables showed Ad advance. This steadied the early market. Later Bradstreets worlds visible, showing a de- crease of nearly seven million bushels, cou- pied with liberal exports and small re- cepts, started the shorts to covering, and both active options advanced 11a cents above yesterdays closing prices. Spring wheat returns are not banning out and offerings are light. Wheat in Chicago has decreased considerably, and indica tions are that receipts. will continue light for some weeks, as the farmer shows a dispo- sition to hold for higher prices. Although considerable short interest has covered to- day this interest is still large. and, as we have frequently advised, will run on ad- verse news. If Liverpool responds tomor- row we look for higher prices Corn show ed strength on early cable and Primes re- port on backward condition. Reports of rain started realizing, and the market de- clined to yesterdays prices. Pork was af- fected by reports of yellow fever at Tampa, Fla.
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New York Cotton Marx ct.

New York, July 19.-Business in cotton futures started off with a bull flourish this morning. The opening call developed an advance of 294 points and was followed by further rise of 2d3 points, after which there was partial reaction under liquida- ton and disappointment as to the extent of the outside speculative orders. The market in the main was firmer. The Eng fish market advices averaged much bet ter than expected, while crop accounts to some extent were conflicting, though in the main still brilliant. The market was finally quiet at net advance of points advance to unchanged prices.
 Cotton steady; middling. S-16c; receipts, none; gross, 3S7 bales exports to Great Britain, 1,O10 forwarded, l; sales, 334; spinners, 200; stock, 10916.
 Total today: Net receipts, 5i4; exports to Great Britain, ,045; stock, 274,0s4.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 2,4i3; exports to Great Britain. 2,149; to France, 5o; to the continent, 24H.
 ,i12s Sopt. 1: Net receipts, 84S5,oo exnorts to Great Britain, 3.445, ,213; to France, s12,5so; to the continent. 2,95l,2l5.
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Hoods Sarsaparrila is just the medicine to purify the blood and build up the whole system.
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Before warm weather prostrates you takes ficc c4.s .Sarsapar'Ea. It will do yot good. --> = -------.-
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Local staple Groceri.

FIour-Best patent, $450d5. Straight-$410; extra family, $3.75. Sugar-Granulated $5.64; Y. C., 51sd5Ac. Coffee-Green. 9a1116c; Arbuckle's pack ages, s10.SO; Lovering's packages, SlO.So; Lyons packages, s9.80. Lard-65sc basis.
 Clear ribs sides 61kc.
 Molasses-Centrif.. 15025c; sugar-house' 20Q35c.
 Rice, 51kG61sc.
 Corn-Yellow. 45c; white. 46c. Meal-S5c. Hay-Choice Timothy. s15.5o; No. l, sl4.09i No. g. s1a5O.
 Mixed oats, 33c.; white, 35c. Bran, mixed s16OO; pure wheat. 17oo. Cotton seed meal S17O0
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Cnfton Letter

leader in the next campaign. The closing
 was steady but featureless.
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central vacant Lot. For Rent

Vacant lots 8. g and 10 in block 96 1o0x14o feet, corner of Second avenue and Sixteenth street, north, for rent after October 1. for one year or number of years. Apply to ,5-,ss.. JOHN w. TOMLINSON.
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Markets BY Telegraph
LOCAL MARKETS.
Local Cotton Market Cotton Mlddling-5a4c.
Frnits ana Produce

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 200; Dairy No. l, l5c; Dairy No. ?, 13c; country, 1oc; cooking, 6cdSc.
 Potatoes-Irish, 9Oc@$1.0O per bushei. Lemons-Choice, $S.75; fancy, s4 Watermelons-7Q15c., according to size. Poultry-Hens, 22hc; fries. 12l2cQ2Oc; ducks. 15cq3Oc; geese, 2OcQ25c. Eggs, Size.
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GROWING

From the Tr6y Messenger.
 Old John T. Morgan is growing greate every day.
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; paina Murphy & Cos stock Letter.

Birmingham, July 19.-Today's stock market was a narrow and professional one. German complications and yellow fever news was about all there was to work on. Metropolitan was used to break prices, but the effort did not dislodge any long stock, and only increased the short interest A professional market is hard to predict, but with money in abundance, good railway earnings and belief that the war will soon terminate, is reasonable, grounds Sto ad- vance the opinion that stocks sshouid besa purchase on all wealx spotssS s SGfar showed good strength and win nd doalbt be the
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Dry Goods.

New York, July 19.-The dry goods mar ket shows no marked activity The ar rival of buyers is heavier than it has been recently but these are not as liberal as sellers had expected Woolen goods for mems wear and dress goods lines are show ing good results and this has upheld the general market. There is little irregu- larity in cotton lines. In manufactured goods the market is moving we'll and the whole outlook Is considered a fair one by first hand operators.
 In staple cottons there is little heavy buying of the kind which tells. But there Is small, scattering trade for fair size lots which keeps shippers busy. Print cloths continue fairly active. Quotations are unchanged. Printed goods show only fair results.
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COMPANY.
 TIME TABLE NO SIN EFFECT Monoay. Passenger. .,oon+ Daily except Sundays --- .
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, July 19aI1cotton futures quiet sales 4,2OO bales. July, 5.69 Did; Au- gust 561M5.63; September, 5.6fes- .s; oc,o- Der, 561d5.62 November, 56345.65; Decenf- Der. 567d5. .6S; January. 5.71@57s; February 574d576; March. 5.7Sd5So
 Galveston-Dull and easy; middilng' 5 1916: receipts, 96 bales; stock 2l .2I6
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, 5$4; receipts 174 bales: stock, 3,S54.
 Savannah-Quiet and easy; middling, 5S; receipts, 2S bales; stock 10037.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling 51a; receipts bales; stock, 4,749.
 Wilmington-Firm; middling, 5$4; stock e,706 Norfolk-Nominal; middling, SIS; receipts 64 bales; stock, 14,S09
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 6Ss; re- ceipts. net 4S bales; gross. 323.
 PhiladeIphia-Quet; middling, 7-l6 re- ceipts, 35 bales: stock, 9.2S0.
 Memphis-Dull; middling. 5B;x sales, 5zS bales: receipts, 276; stock. 2s.979.
 Augusta-Steady; middling. 61s; sales, s' bales; receipts, 27; stock, IT, ,S19.
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1:35 pm Lv Jasper K. C. Depot. Ar 2iN pm SAMUEL HUNT,
 General Manager. O. K. CAMERON,
 Master of Trains. N. R. ADRIANCE
 Superintendent.
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New York Coffee Market

New York, July -Coffee-Options un- changed t6 points, lower ;;sales, 800 bags. tpfabdingss July 6s4b: September, 5.54 Spot slfzs,rrrs ssss si.s !. [ V. l ssl
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Daily Statement

New Orleans, July 19-Cotton easy; sales, $50; ordinary, 5-1e; good ordinary, 11-16; low middling, 3-16; middling, 5&; good middling, SIS; middling fair, 6la: receipts, 115; stock, S7,913.
 New Orleans, July 19.-Consoiidated state ment. Receipts net, 2,443 exports to Great Britain. 2194; to France, 50; to the conti- nent 2441; stock, 274 ,134.
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will correspond with those who ntmplate makn accounts
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
 RAILWAY GO.

No. from Albany, Columbus etc II 35 am No 1 from Savannah Macon, Co.,
 lumbus. etc. ........... 5:60 pm Connection at Savannah with superb freight and passenger steamers of the Ocean Steamsbip company. from New York, Boston and the Eas.-
 Fer further Information apply to
 s. Jacobs, Coml Agent Jack W. John- son, Union Ticket Agent, J. c. Halle, Gen erai Passenger Agent. b. H. Hinton. Traffic Manager.
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J. M OuiPs -f fd11fC 11t11'"Sef' 'e1'''s@S D W. z H. Green. Genera, Superintendent. Washington, D; c. , C. A Benscoter, A. G. P. A., Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
 J. P. Biliups. T. F. A.. Birmingham. Ala
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BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. co. Time table No. 2l. taking effect a. m. July w. Bd. l E. Bd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-12
HORSE TALK.

Horses that have had little to do
during the winter should be worked by
degree g, begin now.
Their muscles are soft and especial
care should be taken in hardening
them.
It is positively cruel to put horses
into heavy work in the spring after a
winter of idleness, with no preparation.
Unsoundness and permanent injury
often result from such theUgatlees
management.
Farmers who manage this way al
ways drive heertbroken looking scare
crows, and it is a no wiling disgrace.
Have the weanlings and two year
ODDS feet been kept clean and level
with the rasp9 Do not neglect them
any longer.
Give the horses water before feeding.
If a horse is allowed to drink his fill
soon after eating, the food is washed
undigested in the intestines.
II a horse will not drink before eat
ing, make him wait at least an hour
after.
Do not feed rye in any form to a
mare in fOal.
Begin spring work carrier this spring,
and devote at least a week to cleaning
the barns and stables and yards.
Put every thing offensive in the Gem
post heap, and instead of breeding dis
ease, it will add to the growth OF the
coming crop.
Do not allow a damp, dirty corner
anywhere on the premises. Tim, in
Farm Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-12
COST OF RAISING A HRIFRR.

From our records of cost of food for
young cattle OF from 4 to "a months /
find that at market prices for bran and
oil meal and with hay at $40 per ton
and skiE1milk at 20 cents per cwt., it
has cost a trIfe over go cents per week
to feed a growing heifer in the barn.
Calculations On another basis, viz. the
amount of food prescribed for such ami
mails in the standard feeding tables.
give an equivalent OF about 81 tons of
hay as necessary to feed a heifer from
the age Of three months to her first calf
at % months. This would cost about
S65 Pasturage reduces the cost ma
teriaily since quotations from pasture
owners do not exceed 10 cents per week
for yearlings and 2year oIds for a
period Of 20 to "a weeks. Calves under
one year will usually do better in the
barn than in the pasture. An average
COW under the conditions of g. w. g.
R9Gld not pay. a COW that would sell
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-12

let's eggs averaged about the same as
those of those Of the LeghorQ pullets.
IL In two out of three pens exercise
produced g larger consumption OF food.
13. The exercised pens made a better
use of the food than those without exer-
else. It required % per cent. less food
to produce q dozen eggs with exercise
than without it The results are strong
" conclusive that exercise aids diges
ton and assimilation OF food. The
chief value OF exercise, therefore, seems
to be in preventing a waste OF food.
IA Exercise apparently reduced the
percentage of fertility in the eggs.
10. The percentage of fertility was
highest with the early Matched pulle ts
and lowest with the old hens
16. The fertility of eggs averaging 5
days old was 300 per cent higher than
of eggs averaging % days old.
II The results noted above were
secured from what vas considered a
good ration fed alike to all pens. Prac.
tically the same ration was fed through
out the year. The conclusions, there
fore, must not be accepted If a different
ration is used.
10 The results seem to indicate an
average capacity for a Leghorn pullet
of 300 eggs per year, with intelligent
care and feeding,
10 No advantage was discovered in
crossing the Brahma and Leghorn.
90. In a single test of the Prairie
State and Jubilee incubators the former
Matched GA per cent. of fertile eggs, the
latter 81 per cent.
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sene emulsion, and having done the
best he can leave the rest to nature. 1t
might assist nature somewhat il he
could get ou conscientious entomolo
gist to secure twigs from California
with parasitized scale on them, breed
out the parasites and introduce them
in the infested regions.
There is really nj cause for all this
hulIabalIoo about the San Jose scale.
It is q bad pest to be sure and should
not be encouraged, but are will pre-
vent its spread and lessen its ravages
and nature in time will look after it.
The scheme of destroying trees in the
orchard because they have the scale is
as rational as it would be for a poultry
raiser to kill eff all his fowls because
m Of them had vermin.
Plain truth about the San Jose scale
is told in this issue by a gentleman con
nected with the California State Board
of Horticulture during the years it has
solved the problem of dealing with this
pest. The utmost care is necessary
to avoid distributing scale infested
nursery stock, and this can be done by
stepping such stock in fumes of hydro
cyanic acid gas. Then deal promptly
with the pest when it is found. Let
entomologists try to spread the para
site that kills this scale instead of
creating a sensational s~care.-John
Isaac, California, in American Agri-
culturist
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-12
GOLD OUT OF SEA WATER.

The New York Sun of March Is, un-
der the above caption, contains the fol
lowing:
Thirteen cones of bullion, each
about two inches across at the base and
about II inches high, and the whole
weighing 9215 ounces reached the
United States Assay Office in this city
Yesterday from the Electrolytic Marine
Salts Company of Boston and North
Lubec, Me-, the last named place being
where the company's plant is. This
plant is designed for the extraction OF
gold and silver from sea water, and a
letter from Arthur B. Ryan, President
of the Company, which accompanied
the bullion, said that the nj were
composed of gold and silver that had
been recovered from sea water by the
company's process. He said that about
one third Of the consignment he be
lieved to be gold, two of silver to N
of gold being about the proportion
t ,und.
"rhat a Maine company had been
formed, with q reported capital of $780,
900, to endeavor to obtain gold and
silver from sea water, has been known
for some weeks, but this is the first
tangible evidence to reach this city of
the company's operations.
"Dr. Henry Wurtz, of this city. for.
merly chemical examiner of the United
States Patent Office, demonstrated
thirty years ago the existence of gold
and silver in sea water. Owing to the
minute quantities in which they are
held in solution, their recovery as a
business proposition has, however, gen.
orally heretofore been looked upon as
impracticable."
If the discovery of soda in sea water
and the methods of extracting it have
revolutioniz9d the soap industry, what
may we not expect from this late dis
c1very and industrg3
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-12
LIVE STOCK.

In q late issue of the Practical Farmer
the question for discussion in the ex
perience pool was, what have you
found the most profitable stock on a
farm about 100 acres in the middle
States9" The majority of those who
respond to the question, says an ex
change, reported a preference for
sheep. The chief reasons given we're
that sheep were freer from disease
than other stock, that they cost less to
keep and afforded two features of
profit, while no other animal offered
but one, Hogs were second to sheep
in the estimation of the numerous writ
ers. One man reported he kept eight
high grade sows and a purebred boar;
that his sows narrowed twice q year
and got an average Of eleven pigs at a
litter; he sold his pigs at nine months
and his sales footed up $500 a year. He
estimated that when corn s)ld for 81 q
barrel he got 81 so for which he fed to
hogs. This is certainly good farming
and we believe pays more profit per
acre than almost any crop sold direct
could realize
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POULTRY


Of the few stations having a thorough
equipment for experiments in the
poultry industry. In November, 1896,
that station began q series of expert
ments in egg production, which are de
signed to show twelve things, namely !:
L. The relative value of old hens and
pulIets.
3 The effect of exercise.
3 Toe relative value of early and
late Matched pullets.
4. The effect of crossing.
s The relative merit Of the d Fl rent
breeds.
s The yearly food cost per hen.
z The average yearly production of
eggs per hen.
8 The food cost per dCz Il Of eggs.
9 The relative weight Of eggs from
different breeds.
10. The relative fertility OF eggs IN
der different treatments.
IL. The relative fertility Of fresh and
old eggs.
IL. The merits of different incuba-
tors.
The details of these experiments are
fully set forth in Utah bulletin No. 81,
and the following conclusions are
stated:
/. The profit in feeding pullets and
1 and 2-year- old hens was six times as
great as that in feeding hens 8 and 4
years old.
2 Leghorn pullets Matched in April
gave one and q half times as large
profit as Leghorn pullets Matched IN
May.
8 The pens having exercise produced
26 eggs per hen more than those with
out exercise.
4. The three exercised pens produced
eggs at a food cost of 81 cents per dozen;
the pens without exercise at a food cost
Of 81 cents per dozen.
g.. The three exercised pens averaged
a profit per fowl during the year of "a
cents; the non exercised pens, So cents.
g.. Pen 1. representing egg production
0ANC1 S4C HOS1 A6SO10O COuOlG4OuSS
except as to ration fed, cleared % cents
per fowl during the year on the cost Of
food. Pen 4, representing egg produc
ton under the most favorable condi
tions, cleared during the year 81 26 per
fowl; this would have been increased
considerably had the eggs laid before
the experiment began been counted.
In the one case there was a profit on
feed OF 8 per cent in the other 2OS per
cent.
z. Exercise had no apparent influence
on the weight of the fowl. The lack of
exercise did not add to the weight of
the fowls.
8. The non exercised pens produced
eggs weighing about 8 per cent. more
than the exercised pens.
9. The eggs produced by the old Leg
horn hens weighed about 81 per cent.
more than those produced by the Leg
horn pullets.
10. The eggs produced by the Light
Brahma pullets weighed III per cent.
more than those produced by the Leg
horn pullets.
IL The Barred Plvmouth Rook Ill