THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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THE BRAHMA AS A UTIL- 

 ITY FOWL. 



Uncle Isaac Felch, in recent 

 writings, is again extolling the 

 merits of the Light Brahma fowl 

 as a utility bird. Mr. Felch in 

 his contention is correct. He has 

 shown that this variety cannot 

 only be made excellent winter- 

 egg producers, but that for 

 broilers or roasters they have no 

 superior. 



The writer has bred Brahmas 

 for years probably as long as 

 has Mr. Felch. The first love 

 was the dark variety, but since 

 the introduction of the Light 

 Brahma that former variety 

 seems to be placed in the back- 

 ground. 



Between the two varieties, 

 however, the Light and the 

 Dark the former far excel. In 

 point of plumage they about equ- 

 ally divide honors. But it is to 

 the light variety that we wish to 

 particularly refer. 



As winter layers, Light Brahmas, 

 if properly fed and cared for, will 

 give more eggs than any other 

 breed the writer has ever tried. 

 Not only do they show their 

 ability in numbers, but the size 

 of the egg exceeds that of any of 

 the American or Asiatic classes, 

 and besides, the color a rich 

 brown is of the best, and just 

 such a shade that would fill the 



breeders of the American class 

 with joy. 



It does not end with their lay- 

 ing. They will make quick 

 broilers in ten weeks from the 

 time they are born they are 

 plump chickens. We can never 

 forget a lot of young stock we 

 some years ago saw on a farm in 

 Massachusetts. They were but 

 sixty-one days old, and the 

 weights were, cockerels, we 

 weighed only eleven three 

 pounds and one ounce for 

 heaviest, and two pounds an.d 

 four ounces for lightest. The 

 pullets weighed two pounds and 

 eight ounces for heaviest, and 

 two pounds for lightest. These 

 were- live weights. 



Mr. Felch himself accompanied 

 us to that farm so that he might 

 prove his contention that Light 

 Brahma chicks at eight weeks of 

 age make good, plump broilers. 



But there is a market objec- 

 tion to the Brahma as a broiler. 

 It occurs not in quality nor 

 quantity of flesh, neither is it in 

 the time of maturity, but simply 

 in the fact that the American fad , 

 does not want feathers on the 

 legs. And why not? We do not 

 eat the legs, but the peculiarity 

 of our market buyers say it spoils 

 the appearance. We must cater 

 to the whims of the market. 



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 them where there can be no ob- 



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 that year's lease of life. 



Truthfully it has been said the 

 Light Brahma is the king of the 

 roasting fowls, but we wish to 

 add an amendment it is the peer 

 of the utility class. 



It is not only hard to sell a lean 

 chicken in market, but it is also 

 poor eating. A little care and 

 feed will make them more invit- 

 ing. 



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 English authority says he has 

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 than any others. 



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