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has the recommendation of being easily and universally 

 procurable, and not over expensive; and, with this, 

 one feed of good corn, in the middle of the day, will 

 be advisable and sufficient. In the absence of potatoes, 

 the two sorts of meal just mentioned, with a third part 

 of sharps or fine bran, will make a suitable mess. 



The Poultry Yard should be enclosed in such a man- 

 ner, as to render it convenient for confining the birds 

 when required ; but the more they are at liberty be- 

 yond its narrow range, the better for their health at 

 all times, on account of the quantity of green food and 

 insects, requisite to make up their proper nourishment. 



Before dismissing this portion of our subject, and 

 commencing with a short account of the Domestic Water 

 Fowls, we quote the following from the work of the 

 celebrated White of Selborne : 



" In so extensive a subject, sketches and outlines are 

 as much as can be expected ; for it would be endless to 

 instance, in all the infinite variety of the feathered na- 

 tion. We shall, therefore, confine the remainder of this 

 letter to the few Domestic Fowls of our yards, which are 

 most known, and therefore best understood. And first, 

 the Peacock, with his gorgeous train, demands our atten- 

 tion ; but, like most of the gaudy birds, his notes are 

 grating and shocking to the ear : the yelling of cats, 

 and the braying of an ass, are not more disgustful. The 

 voice of the Goose is trumpet-like and clanking ; and 



