MY WN EXPERIENCE. 21 1 



" The farm-yard " is patronized by royalty, and 

 dealings iii stock — not despised; many ladies 

 take an interest in the "Dairy;" I advise their 

 turning their attention to the "Poultry-yard" 

 as well, — thereby giving a, stimulus to the 

 breeders of fine poultry, and certainly benefiting 

 their own manages by the introduction of such. 



At the risk of even my word being doubted by 

 the ignorant, I subjoin the weights of Turkeys, 

 Geese, Ducks, Dorkings, Cochins, &c., from my 

 own yards. Only those who have real experience 

 in modern poultry will credit the weights to 

 which they have attained, by judicious breeding 

 and feeding. A Mend of mine, the other day, 

 spoke (with a mixture of surprise and incredulity) 

 of a Toi'key he knew of, which was said to weigh 

 20 lbs. His surprise was considerably increased 

 when one was pointed out to him weighing 34 lbs., 

 which was strutting about in my yard in all its 

 pride, the consequential protector of twenty hens, 

 the best of which would rival the weight of the 

 cock that caused so much astonislmient to the 

 novice. 



