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Show FAIUr, HELD, GAHDEN. NEWS, N0TC3 AND EXPERIENCES IN COUNTRY LIFE. Ettra.ta from a vprr nn I'oultrjr Keep-laf Keep-laf ll.a.l 1.7 a IIiiiwM I'nullmr II.-rare II.-rare Xsar V.tk r.tm.t.' In.lll.il.. rrnfllabt, llte.tl., tlno.1 Hamlin,, Me, In an cihanttrit aper real Itcfnro a Ntw York Vanner' Institute, Mr. K. li. Dawlejr, of Kjracnan, who li.n ha.1 a larjjn experience; In oaltrr tenpins', taldt I'oultrjr I lired for faucj iuruni, for market inn-pone anil for farm tmrposc. Now, It yonnrogolnu Into tli, poultry lnialnea ilerfilo whether yon vrnut to lirtslnea e air or flesh, ami feeil an 1 pro-turn pro-turn ) our ureooVr with on eml or thn other In view. If you tlelile to lireml for tax prulnctlon, try Ugliorru, Mlnorros, llamuurKsor their oruMo. Ifyoutliltili It will pay yon Mler to raUi Iruller. try tlio I'lyinerath Iloclts, Wyandotte or Java, ana If yon havo tii-vln up yonr mind tliat there 1 tho most money for you In raisin nmttera, try Uoelilns, Latigshsn or Itralima. lUcli It profllauln when lunl for tin rmrpoe or which nntnre Intended It, ami correspondingly nnt.rofltnula whin brM for any other. llarln; selected yonr breed, provlda suitable tfuartera for thorn. I noi not In favor of allowing hen to ntn all over Hit imntwa, A barn basement, villi southern exposure, inakoa a Rood wlntrr pl-ico for fowl, providing It om Im clort and lippt frw from ilrnnnhta. If oti put np a lmlUlne cslieclally fur Poultry select nil ry,sli)tcrcilspoti main a balloon fratuo of 3 by 4 scantling an.l cover It, both lnsldo and ont, with tarred she nllitnic. Ovrr each 3 by 4 on the until unt-il Jo nail n atrip 0110 Inch thick, and to thou mill yonr covo tiding. A alilrgla roof la chcapeit In tho rod. l'nt window win-dow In tho aoiilh aldi of thn building, but don't pnt In too many. (Il.ua con-dncta con-dncta told ai well at heat. No matter where you lorn your fowl, inako tlio In-sldaof In-sldaof thvhcnliouta pi tin. llulld (ho rootltaudiietttno you can talco them .at ami Icaro tha boost) perfectly bare for cleaning. If wo want to prodnco rati wa mint feed for i-ggi, and If wo want to prolan lleth wt moat feed for ilesh. When )oaundltproatabl to keep fifty hem you may renturo to keep moro. If you lind tho prollta Iota when you haro llfty bent than when you had twenty-lire, you had Utter retlnco yonr Hock. Moro than threit-fonrtht of tlinm who try to leep poultry cannot keep fifty hem and makn aa m.ch money at whu lhy kwp twonty.flro. Crn IU. and rU,r Cam. Many farmera are riot entirely talla-fledaatothorelatlravaltiooti'orncnrcd talla-fledaatothorelatlravaltiooti'orncnrcd In tho ordinary way and fed dry and corn preacrired In tho alio. A food many iipcrtinenta haro ln made at rarloua atata itatlcna, anion which may bo mentioned tha New .leraoy. Maaachut etta, Wlarotuln, Iowa, Maine, Now York, Mlawurl and Illlnula rtatlom, each of which hat laado n report on tho nlijcct. At tho Ohio itatlon luiMtlx factory teat of tho matter ha aa yet 1tii made, but the director, In rum-nilui rum-nilui up tho retrain at other rmllona, riya Hi it thoM wldrh bear orldenoa of thofuatest thoronshncaangreolnlndl catliiKi That there It practically no difference between tho feeding valuea of aftiicn quantity of corncurel ul emllai;9and an nmlvalont quantity cureil aa dry fodder, fod-der, prorlded ciuilly good husbandry hatUvn practlcoillnboth rnaea, Hot-ten Hot-ten atlago and weather lieateu com foil-tier foil-tier may Imi coiupared with etch other, but not with well cured material. Whether corn may 1 cured and pn-aorretl pn-aorretl more econoralcally by w nua rrociiM or the other dep-nialiri.'elyujNRi jcal clrcunutancea and leaaonil prcnl larltlea, Atnontr thnobjicllona tothotlto aro tho facta that lta nilln;; cornea jott at wheat aeoilInK and that It Involve an liuuien) aumunt of heavy work. On tho other hand, the fodder onco In tho alio la acenro f nun the weather and lain convenient rhaea for feniW and tho laborlona jubnt huiklnir and itacklni; thafoddtrladUjieuonl wltlk Jurntya aail Jeraayi. Tho fluern')- and Jtrney brelt of catllo count from dllfereut lnhn.lt In the Ilrltlih chinnel. On each UUud care la taken to preaerro lta favorite atralu In lta parity, and the two aro morn nllke In thrtr general apitearance than thocowa of any otnr breetl, although tho Ouern-aey Ouern-aey U tho larijer of tho two by from 150 to 200 pound, lloth are noted fortho rlcuunM of their milk, nnd for that rea-aon rea-aon are highly ct iuh! aa family cowa, In thla country the Jeraeya are much the more numvrou, but -the (luernm-yanre lncreaaln In number, and there are many notable herd of them tluit are catermed by their owners and ndinln-ra aa at lout equally, It not even more deiilrablo In all reeix-cta than tho Jeraeya, Jer-aeya, 'Xho milk of tho two breed, when toted for buttor fat, ha bscn found eo nearly alike that 110 preference can be glun to ono over tho other Juthatro-'Pt- Tli Ilia I'uallry M.ow. At the New York 5nltry ahow there were ifi'.V entrier, with 01 cr 4,(100 fowl. About every cuutdvablo brtl vai tihown. lliero wai tin nvtotiUhiuj ill- tlay of lUahiita and Cochin. The u(t (Jochlu I having n Imioui utnoui; fancier. Wilto Mne and black I jink-ahans jink-ahans era ihown. Tho black l tho taudard bird. Tho Laugthau I well Mod for It urelh'ut record 111 a whiter layer. I'lyinouth Rock made n Kreat Jhowlnjt, while a few pen of tho old American Dointnique weto not fortrat-ten. fortrat-ten. The black and golden Wyandotte wcro well nhownt tho pilvcr and white were out In full forces tho Indian game attructed much ulkntlon. Otlwr liree.1 eihlblted are blaclc Java. Jeriey blue, black Kiunlth, blue Andaliulana, black andwhltnMluorca,(!odeii,iillTer, whlta creeted black, buff, laced and Warded rull.h, golden, ttlver, bl.wk nnd whlto Hamburg, allver gfay, rtdoretl nud whlto Dorking, nil capj, Creveciour, llou-dan, llou-dan, I ji rieche, caniea of every cwi. celvablecolorhrhen!, frlziled, crmlu-ette, crmlu-ette, Rllkles, b?au mondoa and bautntnii, aa well a duiki, geeto aud otriclw. Old heliotrope plaaU ahould lie guarded guard-ed ogHlntt becouuug mt Imund. 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