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broody early; and those who wish to 

 have early chickens can use them for 

 sitting, as they are extremely reliable 

 for sitters. Y/hen full grown, cocks 

 weigh 11 pounds and hens 9 pounds. 

 Setting of thirteen eggs, $2.50; Hens, 

 $3.00 each; Pullets, $2.00 each; Cocks, 

 $5.00 each; Cockerells, $3.00 each; Trio, 

 $10.00. They are fine breeding stock. 



Barred Plymouth Rocks. 



This most popular breed as an all 

 round fowl needs no v/ords of praise. 

 They are good layers the year round, 

 chicks grow very rapidly and make good 

 broilers in a few weeks. Setting of 

 thirteen eggs, $2.00; Hens, $2.50 each; 

 Pullets, $2.00 each; Cocks, $3.00 each; 

 Cockerells, $2.50 each; Trio, $7.50. These 

 are fine breeding stock. 



White Plymouth Rock Chickens and 

 eggs, same price as barred. 

 Black Langshans. 



Langshans were imported to this 

 country more than twenty years ago — 

 origin claimed to have been in the north- 

 ern part of China. They are very proli- 

 fic, thrive well in either small enclosures 

 or running at large. The chicks when 

 mrst hatched are about half white, and 

 quite frequently they will show some 

 white feathers in wings after they moult 

 those chick feathers, black feathers will 

 come in where the white ones were seen. 

 In color the Langshan is a beautiful 

 glossy black throughout, which makes it 

 decidedly handsome. Setting of thir- 

 teen eggs, $2.00; Hens, $3.00 each; Pul- 

 lets, $2.00 each; Coclo, $4.00 each; 

 Cockerells, $3.00 each; Trio, $9.00. 



Imperial Pekin Ducks, 



The Imperial Pekin Duck is the -most 

 popular of all ducks, and is most exten- 

 sively raised. They are large white 

 ducks, in many instances they are a rich 

 ■creamy white, but this rich color does 

 not show at all times, only when they 



Impel lal Pekin Duck^; 



are in full feather and in prime condi- 

 tion. They are very hardy, having seen 

 ducklings at the age of eight weeks 

 weigh over four pounds and in full 

 feather. They are splendid layers, hav- 

 ing been known to lay as high as 75 

 eggs in succession, but they lay best 

 when in small flocks. If kept in large 

 flocks they do not lay so well. Their 

 eggs usually hatch well, and ducklings 

 are strong and vigorous, 

 usually weigh from 7 to 

 Setting of eleven eggs, 

 $3.00; Hen, $2.00. Trio, ^ 



Rouen Ducks — Drakes, 

 $2.00; no eggs furnished. 



Muscovy Ducks. — Drake, $3.00; Hen, 

 $2.00; Trio, $6.50; no eggs furnished. 



Poodle Ducks. — Hens, $1.00 each; 

 Drakes, $1.25 each. 



Pekin Ducks 

 9 pounds each. 



$2.00; Drake, 

 ;6.00. 



$3.00; Hens, 



White Fan Tail Pigeons.— $3.00 per 

 ipair; Blue Fan Tail Pigeons, $3.00 per 

 pair; Carrier Pigeons, $3.50 per pair; 

 Homer Piegons, $3.50 per pair. 



Ordinary Pigeons. — $1.00 per pair. 



Plant Lespedeza Clover; the Greatest Forage Plant. 



