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ill-success it was over-feeding. This may seem strange, but nevertheless 

 it is a fact. We fed them all they could eat " and more too." The conse- 

 quence was we did not get from them the number of eggs we otherwise 



HEN. 



should. Feeding fowls enough to keep them in good heart and over-feeding 

 them are two different things. In the first instance you are "just and gen- 

 erous " with them, in feeding just enough in the other case you are " kill- 

 ing them with kindness " by over-feeding, which makes them dumpish and 

 lazy, and inclined to be perpetual sitters. We believe that Brahmas well 

 kept will make a very profitable fowl to breed. They are good layers, good 

 sitters, and make the best of mothers, if the breeder knows how to handle 

 them. They are objected to by many poultry fanciers, from their clumsi- 

 ness many aver that they are liable to break their eggs, when sitting, by 



