The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-12-16

touch and we came back With two
| blue ribbons on only two articles
sent. One pen of chickens, one
dozen eggs, Golden compines
were the birds. Best dozen eggs
were from Seven Compines. /
will whisper to you that Blue
Ridge farm hat never gone to a
| fair and they have been many,
without returning with ribbons.
As you have shown your hand
of friendship in the lines of your
paper | am inclined to say more,
relative to the appearance of
several visitors from Frederick in
their autos in quest of eggs, where
you will see the life on fanciers
chicken ranch and where there are
some cracking times. | answered
their call in person. They desire
to see DIR. Prudhomme who was
busy. l said "Gentlcman | am
his father. what do you wish?"
They desired to see the Orping-
tons. They we're told, follow
me and | will take you to their
pen." Down South, we say
"chicken-yard. After thoroughly
inspecting these grand birds they
inquired price of eggs. | referr-
ed them to DIR. Prudhomme as l
am not posted. Then came the
query were any of these fowls at
the fair, as they hailed from
friedrich, the reply was. they
were at your fair, can you pick
out the winner2 and they did.
Good, and | asked if they were
the originators of the report that
our Orpingtons layed rainbow
colored eggs. They replied in the
negative. They do not lay eggs
of the above description, l replied,
but they do lay rose colored eggs
While walkingrn the Sussex pen
a majestic rooster passed before
US making a hasty run to his coop.
Visitor said, there goes a two
year oId-''No SIR He came ba k
at ME, ''look at his sDUrs."
There is not a Two year old in |
the pen, He is a cockreI, a blue
ribbon wlnner.' what a breast |
and what a back he has, be would |
be taken for a rooster" Don't
you recognize in him a premium
chicken2" The Sussex are grand
fowls. On the opposite hill side !
was flock of Silver Compines.
Casting his eye upon them one
visitor remarked, what a fine !
flock and where are the Leghorns.'
We hs,ga a few of the best
more1'' Becaahisye Ba iy f9 fB9lue Ridge dee' FAM
considers the Silver Compines
their equal for layers and general
purposes. There are of course,
extraordinary Leghorn LAYERS but
but they are not all SO. The
Silver Compine is a better table
fowl than the Leghorn; it lays
larger eggs of chalk color which
are sold above market price in
New York. What are you do
ing with that black crow" 1t is
Mondaine, he was told. The
are Carneaux, ash
colored, the Homers.
''Oh! but where are your golden
compines," querled one; They
are nearby, please followme." [
opened the door, all spoke at once,
What a beautiful Majestic
rooster-and those hens-how
we'll marked they are!"
That rooster and several of Il 9
hens are premium chickens" l
informed them. Why does the
Doctor keep them shut up, was
asked. He may send several to
the tair. It improves the color of
their dress suits to keep them lii
the shade. The sun, wind and
rain destroy the luster of their
feathers and the shade returns the
metallic color.
Doctor Prudhomme having came
on the grounds, ! bowed to our
visitors who were profuse in their
thanks for the interest | had
shown then aid valued informa-
5ion they had received.
For a fortnight ice has been in
order and in the meantime we
9njoye i:the curious pheno1enon of
TWO snow storms falnng whil the
sun shone, and the third sno"
came last night. W e hav
our II months porke
which tipped the beam at Boz
i 45O lbs could hav
been made of it, but we held il
back since August because lard IS
too cheap. We have 2 more TO
butcher which will not fall behind
the weight of the first. Can our
planters on their many acres ex-
eel the 2 2 acre farm of the
Blue Ridge. We have 3 fine pigs
ii ohe pen for next season.
Excuse this long scrawl, while
we hope we have not trespassed |
upon your time.