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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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THE GUELDERLAND FOWL. 



In Bennett's Poultry Book, page 82, is the fol- 

 lowing account of this breed of fowls : — "I am 

 indebted to Mr. II. L. Devereux, of Boston, for 

 the following account of the original importation 

 of this breed, and a description of those in his 

 possession. 



"The Guelderland fowls were imported from 

 the north of Holland, some years since, by Cap- 

 tain John Devereux, of Marblehead, in the ship 

 Dromo ; and since that time have been bred 

 purely by him, at his place in that town. They 

 are supposed to have originated in the north of 

 Holland. They are clad in a beautiful blue-black 

 plumage, but the flesh is white, tender and juicy. 

 They have no comb, but a small, indented, hard, 

 bony substance instead, and large red wattles. 

 They are of good size. i:reat layers, seldom inclin- 

 ing to sit ; bright, aciive birds, and are not sur- 

 passed, in point of beauty or utility, by any breed 

 known in this country." 



Spayed Cows give much better and more 

 healthful milk than cows in the natural state. 

 So, at least, says a French work on this subject. 



The cow will continue to give milk, in this con- 

 dition two or three years ; then she will fatten 

 easily, and make excellent beef. This may be 

 true ; but American dairymen will not soon adopt 

 this practice in regard to their cows. 



For the New England Farmer. 

 HINTS TO FARMERS AND CORRES- 

 PONDENTS. 



Friend Brown : — Farmers like short articles 

 — the words and thoughts of practical men, few, 

 plain, and straight to the point. Why don't they 

 write, then ? Why don't more of them write ? 



"Why, bless us !" says the editor, "we have a 

 multitude of correspondents, and more communi- 

 cations than we can publish — our journals can- 

 not contain everything .'" 



True, very true, no doubt, but with the best 

 care on the part of correspondents, there might 

 be a little more room. If all would remember 

 that farmers know good corn vrithout seeing the 

 husk and cob, they would often send smaller 

 grists to the publisher's mill. Well considered 

 and condensed articles are always acceptable in 

 however humble a dress they may appear. They 

 are usually the best for those who do, and always 

 the least in the way of those who do no<, need the 

 information they convey. 



Here are some subscribers behind the editorial 

 chair — shall I speak with them a moment ? 



The publishers of this excellent journal have 

 undertaken to run an express weekly, or monthly, 

 to every New England farmer's door. They dis- 

 tribute all sorts of farming articles, theoretical, 

 practical and mixed. With the aid and care of 

 the editor, they have done excellently well in 

 every respect. But farmers and gardeners, much 

 as they are doing now, will do still more, if 

 you say the word, and with mutual benefit. They 

 might take a seasonable article from each of you 



