are exceptionally gentle and friendly. They are active and 

 good foragers; and what is most important, they are very 

 light feeders. It does not require any more feed to 

 keep in good condition twenty-five Buttercups 

 than it does a dozen Leghorns. If given free range 

 they require no feeding at all except in winter. They are 

 extremely vigorous and hardy ; we have bred them for four 

 years, and have never known one to be sick with roup. The 

 chicks feather and mature quickly, and are excellent for 

 broilers. Unlike Leghorns and other egg-producing breeds, 

 they are "as plump as a partridge," and of the very highest 

 quality as table fowls. In size. Buttercups are a trifle larger 

 than White Leghorns, though not so large as Wyandottes, 

 (Cocks weigh 6 '2 to 8 pounds; hens 4*2 to 6 pounds.) 

 They have exceedingly small bones, and there is more meat 

 in a Buttercup than in any other chicken of the same weight. 

 Although of such excellent quality 21s roasters, by reason of 

 their size, they are not recommended as table fowls ; but for 

 eggs, eggs, eggs — every day and all the time without the 

 shadow of doubt they are by far the most valuable breed 

 on earth. 



Eggs for Hatching, from Yard A, all very uniform 

 and perfect in color, form, comb, legs, etc, headed by a 

 grand cock, 13 for $3.00; 30 for $6.00. 



Eggs for Hatching, from Yard B, not so uniform in 

 plumage, nor so perfect in combs, legs, etc., but equally good 

 layers, 13 for $2.50; 30 for $5.00. 



