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Show THE ANDALUSIAN8. In Illnilrtlr,! Ilrnrllilloo of 11,1a II .f. dl'ilof AIIIItMtlilli llrerdloriooli. Iho AmUluidan U it trnly liandFomo fowl, and Mccordlnt; to general bttimo. ty tho hnrdlct t of nil tho 'laniali brcoila. lha plumazo l tlaty bluo. In many ijiiiiK'iii tightly lao il with adarkir iuulo, but tho ucck, hackluj and tall At AnLrvlx ttrv. fcathera aro elowy bhuk. cars whltj and faco red, os in tho Minona. Unliko other Spnnldi chickim, Iho Andt1nUn rhlckauro hardy and fouthcr rapidly and well. Tlio Andiduakuu Wing hiiiduuno, hardy btrdi and proline Inters cf 1 into. whito fj!n, tho iuitlon iitiwt, "Wliy It not this breed tnoro popular Tho rnnciers' Jouni.il aat: "Audalnftlana ihould bo moro Xopular than they are U ing cry luvin! uno f on Is nmUpleudid h)crsof largo, trhltotxRj Wocoimider them fully crunt to tho linorcas and tlio ilzo of eicgs they lay nro considered iurlor to tho leghorns." II. fj. Ilalicock ut)a in Tlio Americau? Afrlcultiuitl "Tlioro l no doubt whaU etcr tint tho Aiiihiluttati Is n capital l.i) cr. Asntablofuwl for American mar-kits mar-kits it Is my personal opinion that tho Aiidalutlin I not dmirablo. Its whito akin find bluo thanks would count against it. Tho Audalusian lias nerer proteil n popular fowl with funciers. and Its uncertainty In breeding tu color rharacterlatlea ii probably tho cauie." An lluxlUh author says of this breed. "At Ublo fowls Iho Andaliuluut nro fairly Rrtl, thoujh not lo bo classed with tho Dorking, It is snmowh.it dim-cult dim-cult to get tlio lleah on tho luckercls In their early stages, w Idlu pullets aro, as it rule, (uculhutly plnmp." Tho Illustration hero prmnted p- learl originally in Tho leathered World, and kItc n fair ilea of tho good features cf tho perfect Audnluilan hen. A ficlf lr.ltr fur Slnr. A corrwiiondcnt of Tho Country Gentlemen, who funiUhwl tho draw ing for tho self feeder hero shown, writes concerning itt 1 mndo u meat chest with n self feeding feed-ing nttaehment, 1 jtuir in tho meal, tl.o pigs do tho rest. It is a great conrcu- w )1 c-npAJ srt-rioi orsrtJ' n luimi attach- Icnco mid Iho iigs e-an hat o their feed whmovcr their iijipetlto calls for it. Will It not bo moro thoroughly digested llealriidr)? Tho cross section In ml tliows tho contthict ion of m If feeder nnd renders oxj ln6atlon iiiiiiecetsary. In this connection it tuny not lio out cf phieo to sa) tlmt tho ltothamsteil czjicrl-uieiit czjicrl-uieiit on pig feeding conducted many )ears ago uro still tho Ut on iho sub-jiit. sub-jiit. Thoythowed that success deiunds uiuroougooil juilirmont in selecting, or on euro in breeding tho pigs Intended to fatten than tho p-utlcuUr kind of food hen them, Thewu who buy pigs for fattii.lng should thercfora try and get good ones. '.Hoi llucl. Peking ducks nio generally regarded ss ono of tho most profitable breeds, being hardy, prolilia mid furnishing whito feather. Thcsodueks Rro large snd uiiifuttu in sico. A fair )cnrly product pro-duct of rugs is nWut 11H) for n duck in in its second enr, and CO to bo fur a vcniling. Tho proiiortlon of tho soitu In tho early spring should bo about ono drako to lit o cr six ducks. I.ute r lu tho icason, when many of tho ducks nro oil duty from it desiro to lm.nb.ito, tho proportion pro-portion ought tu lw about olio dniko to leu ducks. This U nil important pulnt, as tho eggs will bo much muro fertilo if a part cf tho drain uro tcmoicd. The I'i king hnslwodoficts its I'ltrcmn timidity tim-idity and its coarso toico, but tooflMt thoMi defects tho l'cklng not only produces pro-duces Iho lint eggt of thu season, but by fur tlio nruatcst number of any of tl.o brei dst It niialres less water Hum other ducks. ll.ll.lul IllnU. Dig Uio poultry jardsoter frequently, tlil will prevent much dbkato, Ulto young chicks haidbolled eggs and sklmmllk to drink nnlll they are it ncekold after Hint oatmeal moistened with milk, crai knl wheat holhil l ta-toes ta-toes mixed with meal, adt iwt Tho Ainer-Iron Ainer-Iron liultry Yard. For a month beforn rows nro duo to ralto they should bo fed on commeil Two Jiouuds it day of linseed meal makes in excellent suUtitnte, according loTho Jersey Uullotin. Note tho growing demand for good bacon. Ilnngy breeds, with Uiuier, lean lulcy met, will till the hill. Ahorso hasutinalt stotnaeh nnd ac tit o digestion. ThofoolthrefoToshoiill ho of tho highest nutritltoiinslity, with is lltllo wasto inattcr urmay bo. Tho milk t itluo of ahado trees .in jias-turn jias-turn Ii con. wled by ull progressiva I Ijtrymen. |
