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of pudding, made with milk and eggs. The 

 hen-turkey is by no means so good a provider, 

 defender, and teacher of her young, as the 

 common hen. When, therefore, numbers are 

 to be reared, those duties must be chiefly per- 

 formed by man. When of sufficient age, grain 

 and barley-meal will do for their food, without 

 which, although they pick about for insects, they 

 would not attain sufficient bulk or fatness for 

 the table. 



Common fowls, though disposed of at a com- 

 mon price, are more profitable, in general, than 

 the rarer sorts, because they provide for them- 

 selves to a great extent. I think there are 

 nearly thirty hens in my yard, with I know not 

 how many broods of young chickens. Half as 

 many turkeys would require a yard full of peo- 

 ple to take care of them ; but these, though 

 they need daily feeding, procure by far the 

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