| Show TO POULTRY FANCIERS FANCIERS there has been beena a large variety of poultry imported into this city from the east for the last 15 or 16 years I 1 have been for some years selecting out those varieties that are best adapted for this climate 3 and those that are the best iest layers layer san sah and d the best for table tise lise ana and the most profitable to keep the foll foli following wing is the list of the varieties which ch I 1 have selected outs out namely plymouth rocks bocks white and brown leghorn silver sliver pencil and silver spangle hamburg and black spanish for the number of eggs in a year there bre are none can excel them I 1 have read a variety of works on the diffie different rent management and feeding of chickens the following is my mode of tre treatment men when I 1 pen them up in the summer season I 1 feed profusely on green food which they are particularly fond of following js is the ivar lety of plants namely clover lucern fine grass dandelions pot grasby grass and other green food I 1 likewise give blye them dmn bran and shorts and keep lime and gravel in their pen and plenty of dust to roll in this will keep chickens in a normal healthy normal condition WM wai ward d |
