552 POULTRY. [DEC. 



suppose 30 loads, made 200 of rotten dung in lit- 

 tering cows, which are six and a half for one : 

 whence it appears, that litter may safely be purchased 

 at a very high price, rather than be without it. An ar- 

 gument which should be convincing with those 

 who have it in their wheat stubbles, and yet will 

 not be at the trouble of chopping and carting it 

 home. 



POULTRY. 



Throughout this month poultry is on full sale. I 

 made the following memoranda at Mr. Boys's in 

 Kent: 



Mrs. Boys, who is as intelligent in her walk of 

 management as her husband is in his, conduces her 

 poultry with greater success than any person I have 

 met with. While I was at Betshanger, a higler's cart 

 carried off* above 12 dozen of fowls for one draft: 

 inquiring what could be the process that commanded 

 such plenty, I found it so simple as to be explained 

 in a moment the labourers wives and families who 

 live on Mr. Boys's farm, do the whole ; he supplies 

 them with what offal corn is necessary, and they re- 

 turn Mrs. Boys the grown fowls, ready for market, at 

 3d. each, 6d. for turkies and geese, and 3d. for ducks ; 

 and her account, well kept, states a profit of 201. a 

 year, after all cxpcnces arc paid, and the family well 

 supplied ; have also all the ri:^ without any payment. 

 It answers as well to the people as it docs to the far- 

 mer. A fat turkey, '2 lib. alive, is Mlb. dead. The 

 climate and soil here both agree with poultry; for 

 here is a farmer, of the name of Kelly, who rears 

 and sells 140 turkies per annum. 



FATTING 



