NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



3S 



Tvr the New Enzland Farmer. 



THE BOLTON GREY FOWLS; 



Mr. Cole: — The excitement which prevailed in 

 this vicinity respecting the Cochin China, Shanghae 

 and otlier lar^e Asiatic fowls, and threw into th 



when full grown and well fatted. The flesh is 

 well flavored, tender and nutncious. 1 he comb 

 is generally double or rose comb, though single 

 combs sometimes are thrown by the thorough bred 

 fowls. The Ipgs and feet are of a light blue or 

 deaden color. The neck hackles are silvery white. 



back-groundolher breeds of fowls, less imposing iiYpi^g^^^y^g^j^j feathers of the body are of the 

 appearance but far more profitable, is passing away. ;^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ spotted' or barred with dark brown, or 

 Inquiries are made now, not for largest, but f'Ti^^^g^,. ^^^^^\ ^\^^ ^^ ^^ l^.^rs l)ecome more distinct 



Many persons Mho pur-i ^"^^^^ fowl'grows older. The tail in both sexes is 



' ^ - ■ ■ ■ ^jjs much 



the most useful breeds. 



chased at high prices the Shanghae and other large j^^^^^ ^j^^,^!^^ body, and by its form, 

 fowls, not being able to dispose of those raised by ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^j-^j^^ f^^^.l_ 



them at similar prices, have put them on their ta 

 bles and have not found them to be any better than 



beauty 



The fancy breeders of England have, by cross- 



„h-vnrielies" of the Bolton 



viz.: Golden 



ing, introduced new "sub-varieties" of the Bolton 



I 



uor'do the numbers make up for the deficiency i" X" Mr.' SmTth'hUrbT^crossing the Bolton Grey 



those of "tlie old sorts." The eggs produced by," 



the Cochin China and Shanghaes, are proportion-j ^ 



ately smaller than those produced by other breeds, ;?;^" '""'t.V '"' "liT"' " , 'i,^-,iin^lprl H-unbu'-os. 



•^ - ---'-_. ' Corals, Mooneys, Mosses or bpangiea iianiDus. 



' - - ■ • -he Bolton Gre--- 



Prince Albert 



the Cochin Chma and Shanghaes, are Proportion-|;^y3|;;:vls^r^drffe^^^ ,:^^,^, 



size 



T5 1 , .1 A 1 M, with the irame fowl, produced the "Frince AJDeri 



Personswhohavethemeansandproperplaceswil an .^V ^^^^.^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 



do well to keep a few hens to furnish good and fresh j.i>^ xi ^_ . 



know that eags from market are not always quite', , , „ ^ „.:„„, Kr><-.nmp extinct 



1 ,v J • ' ibred, and, after a few generations, become exiuii* 



as good as the consumers desire. uicu, auu, ai c f^ *k„ „r.lnrpd nrsoeck- 



rr^ • . 7- . 1 11 1 p' or "run out, ' as for example, the coiorea or spt-c^ 



lo persons intending to keep a small number of;, . t^, , . ' v k n * «, or,ri Krppdpr'* admit 

 1 T J .u T3 u r^ r 1 .1 led Dorkini?s, which all writers and oreeaers auiiut 



hens, I recommend the Bolton Grey fowls as the i^"Y^» ^ ', ■ ,- t .♦ ,.„or>miTipnd these 



I ? 1 • . ^ 1 • -^11 'cannot be bred in line. 1 cannot recomraenu luesc 



breed best suited for their purpose, as they have no!*^^"'""^ oe urtu in m.t:. l La , , 



, • r • -u .■ u ■ 1 * • . An sub-varieties to the attention of breeder.-, aim auM 



desire for incubation, being what is termed "ever- . . , t. , 



lasting 



ayers 



teurs,but advise them to procure thorough bred Bol- 

 ton Grey fowls, and if they desire "Prince Albert, 



The Bolton Gray is a small, handsome fowl, very;'' ',7"'^ ^T '^' o ? TT.mhma^ Moonevs 

 11 .• J '• J . • • • u * i«.i Golden, Silver or Spangled Hamnuigs, ivioonevb, 



liardy, active and industrious, requiring but little):,,' ' at ^ i ^^ 4i.o,v. -:,t tlipir Ipi- 



/• 1-" 1 u .1 I A \ A /. Chittepeats or Mosses, to breed tliem at their lei- 



food, compared with other breeds. A dozen of| ^ ' 



Bolton Grey fowls can be kept, and well kept too,!^"^^" , j 



upon the same quantity of food on which four Shang- As a matter of information to your readers, l 

 haes would barely exist. A Bolton Grey hen mention, that master George Dorr, of Dorchester, 

 will annually produce in mimbers and weight of Mass., has Bolton Grey fowls, and, judging trom 

 e-ggs nearly double the amount produced by a Shang-'the specimens exhibited by him at the ditterent 

 hae hen. f j ^ 1 poultry shows, his fowls cannot be surpassed by 



The Bolton Grey fowls weigh about six pound those bred in this or any other country, 

 the pair, rarely exceeding six and a half pounds, Yours, &c., S. Bradford Morse, Jr. 



