THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



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^OUh^^Y, 



BLACK-BREASTED RED GAMES. 



The beautiful plumage and sprifxhtly carriage, 

 as well as the fiiK' \:i\)\v <|ualitiHs ol the Uames, 

 make them general la\<.iritis. Tin- lihu-k-breasted 

 Reds are one of the most p<>i)Ular strainM. and we 

 give on page 11 a cut of a tri oof this mucn-prized 

 breed. They are very hardy, and will do well 

 where many other breeds fail. For the table or 

 for the use of invalids, they are much valued, as 

 they resemble, in taste and flavor, the natural 

 wild game, and are, for those purposes alone, the 

 best breed. Fanciers who grow them for the pit 

 (a sport — if it be one — for which we have no 

 taste), usually feed them exclusively on wheat, 

 or nearly so, to make the fowl strong in muscle 

 and less fat, and capable of more endurance. 



When a few weeks old the cockerels are dubbed, 

 T. e., the comb is cut close to the skull with a pair 

 ■of sliarp scissors, which makes the head look pe- 

 culiar to those who have never seen Games be- 

 fore. In severely cold climates it is better to dub 

 all Games, and even Leghorns, as the pain it 

 causes is much less than that of frozen combs. 

 Games are so full of fighting qualities that they 

 cannot be bred on the larm to any advantage, as 

 the cockerels, unless kept by themselves, will 

 fight continually, and make a poor place for any 

 other fowl. They are so fearless we have known 

 them to attack a horse with so much vigor as to 

 drive the animal from the stable. They will 

 fiercely fight a hawk, and come off victor. We 

 prefer a more peaceable fowl. 



April and the Roup.— This month Is an ex- 

 cellent one for hens, but it usually causes roup 

 owing to continued dampness on the ground, as 

 well as moisture in the atmosphere, nence the 

 hens take cold, the result being roup. Roup 

 often occurs when least expected, as the poultry- 

 man is deluded with the aiipan-ntly favorable 

 weather. On cold, rainy days keep The hens con- 

 fined, feed them warm food in the morning, and 

 add a teaspoonful of tincture of iron to every 

 quart of drinking water. 



The Cholera.— Cholera seldom appears where 



the the houses are kept clean, the droppings re- 

 moved daily, and the yartls spinU'd frecjuently. 

 The best known remedy is liyi'osul|tliite oi soda, 

 given in teaspoon doses, slightly moistened with 

 water. As soon as the medicine has purged the 

 fowl, give a mixture of half a teaspoonful of par- 

 egoric, to whicii is added two drops tincture of 

 cayenne pepper, and five drops tincture of cam- 

 phor. 



OUR ANNUAL PRK;UIU>I LIST (January 

 number) cnntainH these oll'ei's: 



One Pound uf Gulden Beauty Corn and Farm 

 AND Garuex one yeai' JO. 70 



One Two-year Genuine Niagara Grape and Farm 

 AND Garden one yeai- 2.10 



One One-year Meech'sProliflc Quince and Farm 

 AND(iAKDEN one vear, 1.50 



One Fine Plant Night-blooming 'Cereus for a club of 

 four subHcrihers at iS cents each. 



One Pnund Parson's Prolific Potatoes and Farm and 

 Gariikx one year for 76 cents, or free for eiylit aub- 

 BCi'ibera at 25 cents each. 



Atlas of ■' Low-Coal Houses and How to Build Them " 

 for a club of four subscribers at 25 cents each. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



The following Catalogues have been received. Thev 

 will be sent free to readers of The Farm and Garden 

 who mention this paper. 



V. H. Hallock, Son & Thorpe, Queens, N. Y., Nursery 

 Block. 



A. C. Kendall, 115 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 



J. B. Root, A Co., 607 Seventh Avenue. Rockford, Illi- 

 nois, Nursery Stock. 



S. Adams <fe Son, Cor. George Street and Erie Canal, 

 Rome. N. Y., Kra Plow. 



Johnson & Stukes, Philadelphia, Pa., Seeds 



B. F. Avery, Louisville, Ky.. Plows and Cultivating 

 Implements. 



Edward Gillett. Snutlnvick, Mass.. Florist. 



J. Jenkins, Wiiiniia. (Hi in. < J rape Seedling Nursery. 



A. G. Hull. Si. rathfi ine. Out., Small Fruits. 



Cassell & Co,, 7:19 and 741 Broadway, N. Y.. Publishers. 



EvarL H. Scott, Ann Arbor, Mich., Small Fruits. 



S. E. Rogei's & Son, Mount Holly, N. J., Nursery 

 Stock. 



John Lewis Childs, Queens, N. Y.. Florist. 



Cole A Bros.. I'.'lhi. luwji, Seeds. 



A. E. SpauMiiiL;, Ainswdrlh, Iowa, Nursery Stocks. 



Henry A. Dieer, Philadelphia, Pa., Seeds. 



Wm. Rennie, Toronto Ontario. Seeds. 



A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, N. Y., Small Fruits, 



Robert J. Halliday, Baltimore, Md., Seeds. 



Charles A. Grt-en. Rochester, N. Y., Small Fruits. 



James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass., Seeds. 



H, .S. Anderson. Union Springs, N. Y.. Small Fruits. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Seeds. 



A. H. Pomeroy.216 and 220 Asylum Street, Hartford, 

 Conn., Scroll Saws. 



Hale Bros., South Glastonbury; Conn.. Small Fruits. 



Frank Ford & Son, Sunnyaide, Ravenna, Ohio, Small 

 Fruits 



I. C. Vaughn, 42 La Salle Street, Chicago. III., Seeds. 



Georges. Wales, Rochester. N. Y.. Plants. 



F. R. Pierson, Tarrviown, N. Y., Florist and Seedsman. 



J. A. Everitt & Co.. Watsontown, Pa., Seeds. 



Edwin Van Allen. Bethlehem Centre, (near Albanvt 

 New York, Small Fruits. -ftx-'anj ,. 



Bush. Son & Meissner, Bushberg Mo American 

 Grape Vines. 



Joe! Horner & Son. Merchantvllle. N. .T., Small Fruit. 



E. Nasnn&Co., 120 Fiiltoii St.. N. Y..Noveltv Dealers. 



L. W. Gardner. Washingfon. N. J.. Peach Grower. 



S. L. Allen &. Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Garden Imple- 

 ments. 



W. H. Smith, 1018 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 Seeds. 



D. R. Wood * Co., New Brighton. Pa.. Florists. 



George S. Josselyn Fredonia. N. Y.. Small Fruits. 



W. E. Bowditch, 645 Warren Street, Boston, Mass., 

 Florist. 



Thomas J. Ward, Mount Mary's, Ind.. Small Fruits. 



Charles Folsom 106 Chambers Street, N. Y., Fire- 

 arms, &c. 



J. A. Ross & Co., 16 and 17 Dock Square, Boston, Mass., 

 Firearms. 



Marlin Firearms Co,. New Haven, Conn. 



Paul Butz <fc Son, New Ca.stle. Pa., Plants. 



F. N. Lang, Baraboo, Wis., Seeds. 



Samuel C. Moon, Mornsviile, Pa.. Trees and Small 

 Fruits. 



John Curwen. Villa Nova, Pa., Florist. 



W. E. Weld, Ingleside. N. Y., Seed.s. 



Robert Scott & Son, 19th and Catharine Streets, PhUa< 

 delphia, Pa., Florists. 

 Jacob W. ManniiiK, Reading, MasK.. Nurseryman. 

 Hovey & Co.. Boslon. Muss. ( Hi S. Market St.), Seeds., 

 Wm. B. Reed, rhaiiih.Mshiiri;. Pa.. Uns.-s. 

 Chas, A. Reeser. Sprin^liild (jtim, Florist. 

 E. Y. Teas Dunreilh, liuliana, SiiiuU Fruits. 

 I. & J. L. Leonard, lona, N. J., Small Fruits. 

 Lewis Roesch, Fredonia, N. J., Small Fruits. 



60 



New Style, Fmbossed IIMdeo Name and Chromo Visiting 

 Cards no 2 al ike, name on . 1 Oc, 1 3 packs # I . Warranted best 

 gold. S&mple Bock, 4c. L. JONES & CO., Nftssan, N. V. 



RIR PilV For IntroduHns BUCKEYE CHURN. 

 Dib rHT Address, BUCKEYE CHURN CO.. Dundee. Mich. 



100 



Fine Printed KnveluiM-s w iiitf or assorted col- 

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 for 40 cts., 50 (or iicls. Carps and LeitHrheads 

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^A/) per month and expenses paid. Good salesmen 

 V*" wanted to sell IVuri^ery .Stock. Address with 

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C A t) TiO ^I'P^^"'^'*' ^'^^ de-siErna, UtUe beauties, Gold 

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IiniDEN NAME. Einbosi^eiland FlornlSou- 

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50^ 



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Latent CardHf Beauties, (□ fine Case name on, sod A^'s 

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COIID Imported German Chrumos and lf>0 Fine t^crao 

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 inUUn rLUffCn Un CffCninU ULUni trat^d on pa^rp^nr this number. To test the 



pnpntaritv and \aliie of this ninch-prniNed 

 neiv plant, wp have derided to offrr it to our readers In a way which will enahip tliiMii to eot it for iiotliilip* 

 The plant is a rnpicl rlimber. havintr iinnienme, pure white, sweet-speiited flou'pri^. 5 inrlieH in 

 ilinnipter. They are borne profusely, and as they open townrd nielit. are very Ktrikini;. We have 

 no other rliniher that rnn «trnnd the hent nnd drought as this does, and no plant will rivnl it in rnpidity 

 of erowth. density of ftilinere^ or nnioiint oi^ flowers. It is not hardv, but ran he winiere'l if kpi>t at an 

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