DOMESTIC POULm. 



VARIETIES; THEIR CHOICE AND 

 MANAGEMENT. 



la the choice of fowls, no mcorisiderable amount of know- 

 ledge of the characters of the di£Eerent yarietics is necessary to 

 insure success to the breeder. From my own experience, and 

 that of the most eminent poultry-keepers, I hare attempted to 

 jot down such information as may be found useful in the gelec- 

 ti(m and management of these really useful and elegElnt bh-ds. 

 I shall first introduce to the -reader's notice the largest and one 

 of the most important breeds in our country. 



THE BRAHMA FOWLS 



Are divided into two classes, the light and dark; as a rule the 

 dark are preferable, al^ough either are good enough for any 

 farm yard. They are now almost universally cultivated througlc 

 out America, and a most valuable variety---so hardy, so beauti- 

 ful, and so excellent in all-the relations .of poultry life. 



The hens are the besfrof mothers, and lay fine large eggs during ' 

 the .winter. Even when the ground is covered with snow, they 

 lay regularly, and in fact at all times when not employed in sit- 



