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150 PROFITS IN POULTRY. 
while in this condition render the top of the head bare 
and disfigured. ‘Their coops show d be kept clean, and 
feed supplied them regularly, as t!.ey are poor foragers, 
and little inclined to scratch and wander. Never sitting, 
they must be raised by other hens; and when first 
hatched a brood of the White-crested Black look like a 
line of diminutive grenadiers with white caps. Several 
gentlemen have ‘urned special attention to improving 
this family and restoring them to their original purity, 
and by careful breeding are producing specimens that 
command the admiration of all. For many reasons we 
regard the Black and White Polish as the most fascina- 
ting and desirable breed of fowls for the young amatcur 
to handle, always observing our standing admonition 
with this as with all other varieties, to breed but one 
strain, and that as nearly perfect as possible. If your taste 
fixes upon the White-crested Black, take that and breed 
for beauty; or upon the White or Golden, give that your 
best care. Whichever variety you select, give that your 
special culture. There is no variety that so quickly de- 
velops the error of a cross and disfigurement of a mix- 
ture as either variety of Polands, and when carefully 
and purely bred we know of none giving more pleasure 
and satisfaction to the breeder, or that can approach 
them in beauty as ornamental appendages to the yards 
and lawns of a city or suburban residence, and winning 
the attention and praise of our most prominent fanciers 
of pets, while as egg-producers they are not easily ex- 
celled. 
WHITE-CRESTED WHITE POLISH FOWLS. 
The origin of crested fowls is somewhat obscure. 
Cuvier and Buffon mention them, but are unable to fix 
upon their original source. It is supposed that they 
