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true, lay smaller eggs than some of the fancy 

 species, but they give a greater number ; and 

 although their chickens may be smaller, yet 

 if an account be kept of the corn which they 

 and an equal number of any other sort of 

 fowls consume, together with the weight and 

 value of the eggs and chickens, it will pro- 

 bably be found in a twelvemonth's experi- 

 ence, that they are a more profitable stock 

 than those which rank higher in general 

 estimation. 



We hope we shall not be accused of too 

 often adverting to " old sayings," if we recall 

 to our readers that " the eye of the master fat- 

 tens the horse ;" and that in bringing that ax- 

 iom to the attention of ladies, ere we enter 

 upon the subject of breeding and management, 

 we remind them that servants, however trust- 

 worthy, are not always to be depended on for 

 the strict performance of a duty which in- 

 volves a certain degree of personal interest 

 in the poultry entrusted to their care, and 

 which none but the mistress can feel. We, 

 therefore, earnestly entreat her not only to 

 superintend the concerns of the yard with 

 vigilance, but, in ' giving orders,'' to see 



