1847. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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and filley, two years old this month, sired by 

 Black Hawk, that measure over 15 hands; and 

 weigh over 9.50 lbs. in ordinary condition. 



Gen. S. M. Burroughs, of Medina, N. Y., 

 has made a purchase of some of this stock, and 

 those who have seen them must acknowledge the 

 correctness of the above remarks. I anticipate 

 exhibiting some of the colts at your State Fair, 

 and Black Hawk will be on the ground, 

 g^ Respecting the accompanying portrait: — In 

 many points it delineates the horse. It does not 

 rise bold enough on the shoulder; the head is 

 too clumsy; the tail should have been longer and 

 more waving. It would be quite impossible to 



show the flat, bony, sinewy legs to perfection, 

 which so much characterize the horse. He is 

 represented, in harness, in the present (May) 

 number of the Cultivator. His contour, in some 

 respects, is there quite well represented — and in 

 others quite deficient, some of which are the most 

 important. Those who will compare both of the 

 cuts will get a very good idea of the horse. 

 Having complied with your request, Mr. Edi- 



'tor, in giving a brief description of this most 

 noble animal, allow me to close by subscribing 

 myself Yours truly, 



I S. W. Jewett. 



I Weybrldge, Vl., May 13, 1847. 



China Fowls 



The above are said to be very faithful portraits 

 of the Cochin-China fowls recently introduced 

 into Great Britain by Queen Victoria. They 

 are the largest and most magnificent of the domes- 

 tic breed known. They were supposed at first 

 to belong to the family of Bustards, but it is now 

 settled that they are genuine poultry. The cocks 

 of this breed, well fatted, weigh alive from 12 to 

 15 lbs. ; hens, from 9 to 12 lbs. Their general j 

 color, according to Richardson, is a rich, glossy 

 brown, or deep bay ; on the breast is a marking' 

 of a blackish color, and of the shape of a horse- 

 shoe ; the comb is of a mediuni size, serrated, 

 but not deeply so, and the wattles are double. — 

 Besides their gigantic size, however, these fowl 

 possess other distinctive characteristics, among 

 which may be enumerated the following : — the 

 disposition of the feathers on the back of the 

 cock's neck is reversed^ these being turned up- 

 wards ; the wing is jointed, so that the posterior 

 half can, at pleasure, be doubled up, and brought 

 forward between the anterior half and the body. 



" I am not aware," he adds, " whether trial 

 has, as yet, been made of the flesh ; but from the 

 white color, and delicate appearance of the skin, 

 1 feel confident that they would aflxjrd a luxuri- 

 ous and a princely dish. The eggs laid by the 

 hen of this variety are said to be large, of a choc- 

 olate-color, and to possess a very delicate flavor. 

 One of the hens, Bessy, exhibited by Her Maj- 

 esty, laid 94 eggs in 103 days." 



The Cochin-China cock has been crossed with 

 the Dorking hen, and the produce is said to be 

 superb. Pullets of this cross hare been known 

 to weigh 10 lbs. each at six months old. If the 

 above portraits be correct, we should be afraid 

 the cross would add too great a length of leg to 

 the Dorking, and we very much doubt whether 

 the best specimens could be improved by it. But 

 there are poultry fanciers who will have size let 

 the shape and other qualities of the birds be as 

 they may. For our own parf, we much prefer 

 medium-sized poultry as most delicate and prof- 

 itable. We are not aware that any genuine 



