POULTRY. 649 



of plumage of a changeable cast. They have an excellent 

 color of skin when dressed, and are desirable as to flesh. I 

 have been shipping my surplus for the past two seasons, and 

 realized out of last year's shipment one dollar and fifty-five 

 cents per head, in the Omaha market. I allow them to have 

 their liberty, and rear their own young, and as they feed 

 largely upon insects, their raising is not very expensive where 

 this kind of food exists as plentifully as it does here. 



My land I have already stated is prairie, of a dry nature^ 

 easily cultivated. The climate is mild, and this country is 

 properly called the "poor man's country." 



