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XEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Oct. 



LIGHT "BKAHMA" FOWLS. 



The fine stock of Chinese poultry, of which 

 the above illustration gives a very good gen- 

 eral idea, on account of its great size and uni- 

 formity of characteristics in color, form, and 

 approved good qualities, is now being largely 

 bred all over the United States and in Eng- 

 land, and is deservedly popular. 



We have published annually, for some years 

 past, a detailed statement, by James Buffing- 

 ton, of Salem, Mass., of the expense of keep- 

 ing a flock of Brahmas, and of the income from 

 the sale of eggs and chickens. Not long since 

 we also published an article, by our intelli- 

 gent correspondent, A. W. Cheever, entitled, 

 "The Brahma Fowls — Why I keep them and 

 how I manage them," which shows the appre- 

 ciation of these fowls by practical poultrymen. 



The large prices which both the "light" and 

 "dark" varieties commanded at late poultry 

 exhibitions in New York, and at Worcester, 

 Mass., are further evidence of the continued 

 popularity of this race of domestic birds, and 

 it is claimed for them that of aM the Chinese 

 varieties these are the hardiest, the best lay- 

 ers, and the heaviest at maturity. They lay 

 large eggs and a good many of them ; but 

 they are generous feeders. The hens are ex- 

 cellent mothers, and the chickens rear easily, 

 though they at first feather slowly. 



After alluding to the unsettled question of 

 the origin of the Brahmas, Mr. Wright, the 

 author of an English work recently published 

 in this country, entitled, "The Practical 

 Poultry Keeper." says: — "But one thing 



