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X. A. WILLARD, A. M., EDITOR, 
Or Ltrn.k K*i.u, IIkrkimkr Counts, Nkw York. 
AMERICAN DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCI¬ 
ATION. 
Proceedings at tin* Annual Meeting at Utica, 
N. V„ .January J*A ami 1.’J, 1870. 
[Continued /rout pug« !«, last No.] 
speaker, and gave a very interesting account 
of the manner in which the Pennsylvania 
fancy blitter is made and put into the market, 
lie showed to Hie Convention two specimens 
of butter which ho had bought the previous 
Saturday at the Farmers’ Market at Phila¬ 
delphia—the one costing ninety cents per 
pound,-which was in pound balls elegantly 
no fear of making too much fine cheese. 
This year, with the largest shipments to 
England ever known, we have the highest 
average price. A very short time ago one 
of the largest dealers in the old country 
assured the speaker that in the course of 
forty yi-ars’ experience he had never been 
burdened with more line cheese than he 
stamped—the other was a small piece of knew where to to sell at good prices. Of 
common firkin butter, bought at the same 
market at fifty cents per pound. He said 
the manufacturer of the high priced butter is 
enabled to get the high price named for Ids 
course as the gold premium declines the 
currency value of your product must more 
or less sympathize with it; but, in the gen¬ 
eral shrinkage of values rendered inevitable 
1'iie second day’s proceedings, like those product by attention to the following points: by the improving financial condition of the 
on the first day, consisted almost wholly of 
addresses and the reading of papers before 
the Association. The first address in the 
morning was given by Prof. Prentiss of 
Cornell University, on the subject of 
“ Enrol.” 
lie thought if ergot was capable of pro¬ 
ducing all the injury that has been attrib¬ 
uted to it, we are in no danger of making 
ourselves too familiar with its origin and 
nature. The earliest mention of ergot Is in 
109<i. All accounts agree in attributing to 
ergot poisonous and deadly properties. Ref¬ 
erence was made to its influence in causing 
abortion in cows, and to epidemics of a ter¬ 
rible nature, which had occurred among the 
people in some parts of Europe from eating- 
rye bread made from flour affected with 
ergot. 
Different opinions have been held in re¬ 
gard to the nature of ergot. By some it 
1st. The food of the cows. ad. Temperature. 
3d. Neatness and dainty refinement at every 
step from the moment when the milk flows 
from the udder till the dollar in currency is 
paid for the pound of butter. 
In regard to food, the manufacturer says 
that th(i best butter is made when the cows 
arc fed on clover or early mown hay. It is 
cut fine, moistened and mixed with both 
corn meal and wheat shorts. Indian meal is 
regarded important in every butter dairy, 
and next to meal shorts arc preferred, lie 
feeds often and not much at a time. Carrots 
are the only roots used. His pastures are 
quite free from weeds, and this grade of but¬ 
ler cannot be made from foul pastures and 
a low grade of hay. 
In regard to temperature, the milk-room 
should not vary much from 38" Fahrenheit, 
The milk Is skimmed very clean, and the 
cream in the cream pot is stirred when a 
country, your interest appears to be one of 
those that will suffer least. 
There is every prospect, he said, that by 
the first of May next, stocks of American 
cheese will everywhere be closely used up, 
and we shall enter on the new season with 
a good demand at remunerative prices to the 
producer. 
In conclusion lie urged that there should 
be no relaxation, but rather a redoubled 
effort to improve in the quality of cheese, 
and thus the position that had so far been 
reached may he maintained. Only in this 
way can the American product, lie advanced 
to the first place in the English market. 
Clow Milking Machine. 
Mr. Lewis, on Hie pari of the committee 
appointed to investigate the merits of Col¬ 
vin’s Patent Cow Milker, reported that the 
machine displayed high mechanical skill in 
il« construction, hut that on flic I wo trials 
was ascribed to the agency of insects, by skimming is poured in, the churning lining made before the committee it failed to milk 
others to the excess of beat, and moisture. 
A second theory was that a fungus occupied 
tin- place of the seed. Later investigations 
having shown this theory to be erroneous, 
it, like the first, was abandoned. It is now 
known that ergot is the seed of rye or other 
grain much changed from its normal condi¬ 
tion by the attack of a minute microscopic 
fungus or mole. It is among these fitugi 
that we find all those plants which produce 
so much destruction and loss in various 
ways; to the fruit grower in the mildew 
and blight which destroys his grapes and 
pears; to the farmer in the rust, smut and 
mildew which attack his grain, and in I he 
rot which destroys his potatoes. lie de 
scribed the growth of ergot, and illustrated 
it by diagrams and black-board sketches. 
The changes which this fungus produce in 
the grain which it attacks are marked and 
numerous. The color is also very different. 
In the ergot the center is a dirty white; 
nearer the outside the color is dark pink 
and the rind is almost black, while the whole 
done but once a week summer and winter, 
.lust before the butter gathers,a bucket of 
ice-cold water is thrown into the churn. 
This hardens the butter in the small particles 
and makes a firm grain. In hot months this 
practice is unvarying. The salt is not much 
less than an ounce to a pound of butter. Tlje 
balls all weigh a pound each, and receive a 
uniform stamp. On packing for market 
each ball is wrapped in a linen cloth with 
the name and stall of the marketman written 
upon it. The tubs are made of cedar plank 
about two Inches thick and lined with tin. 
On the inner Dice are little projections, on 
which the shelves rest. The bulls are not 
bruised or pressed in the least, and pass to 
the consumer as firm and perfect in outline 
and as spotless as when they left the spring 
house. There is a small ice chamber at the 
ends of t ile oblong tub which is used in sum¬ 
mer, so that in dog days the heat within the 
tub does not got higher than 60'. 
Mr. Lyman said that in New York city at 
least a thousand families who would con- 
si distance is traversed by irregular lines of sunie five pounds each—5,000 pounds per 
brownish purple. In the healthy grain arc 
cells filled with starch grains; in the ergot 
are irregular cells containing what looks like 
globules of oil. The chemical composition 
is no less changed. In rye the great bulk 
of the seed is starch, making up about sixty 
per cent,; in ergot little or no starch is 
found, the most abundant substance being 
a thick yellowish oil amounting to thirty- 
| week — of just such butter as this; and a 
price above seventy-live cents per pound 
would nol for a moment chock their eager¬ 
ness to buy. 
At the close of Mr. Lyman’s address Mr. 
Geddks of Onondaga, addressed the Con¬ 
vention upon some of the prejudices preva¬ 
lent. among consumers in regard to farm 
produce. He said that wool, to sell for the 
the cows clean. 
Address ol .VIr. Harriett, 
Mr. Bartlett, President, of the. Ohio 
Dairymens’ Association, read a very interest¬ 
ing paper on the “ Soil, Climate, Vegetation 
and Water of t he Principal Dairy Regions of 
America.” The soil and vegetation of differ¬ 
ent regions were discussed ill an able man¬ 
ner. In order to understand the soil of the 
dairy States, a know ledge of the underlying 
rock of these sections must he had. There 
was a general uniformity in the geological 
character of all the Northern States, and 
hence a similar uniformity in vegetable 
growth and production was possible. The 
temperature of the great dairy region ex¬ 
tending from the Hudson to the Mississippi 
was alluded to, and from tables presented it 
appeared that the average mean temperature 
did not exceed <19°, and the mean tempera¬ 
ture in summer was not above 70 . He 
dwelt at lengtli upon the importance of good 
water for stock, and urged upon dairymen 
the evils that would n^ilt .when milch cows 
were compelled to diink stagnant or impure 
water. He referred to the practice in Ohio 
of making artificial pools, and said that in 
this way the water for stock was kept pure 
and sweet. 
The thanks of the Convention were voted 
to Mr. Bartlett for bis able address. 
Afternoon Kcnmioii. 
On the assembling of the Convention in 
the afternoon Mr. Scoville of Oneida 
Convention for courtesies which had been 
extended to him, and said the Canadian As¬ 
sociation would be glad to extend its cour¬ 
tesies to any American friends who should 
choose to attend its annual gatherings, Ac. 
Hon. J. Stanton Gould of Hudson, replied 
in a felicitous speech, in which ho expressed 
the gratification it gave him to hear the salu¬ 
tation from the Canadian Dairymen’s Asso¬ 
ciation. Tic saw in it the evidence of a 
coming and closer union of interests between 
the agricultural population of the United 
States aud the Canadas, Ac. 
Mr* Woodfine'n Speech. 
lion. N. W. Woodfine of North Carolina 
was now introduced to the audience, and 
gave a lengthy and interesting address upon 
the agricultural and dairying resources of the 
Allcghanies. lie thought the whole of this 
range was well suited to the daily interest. 
He desired to encourage emigration to the 
South, which was destined to become a 
great dairy region, as climate, water and soil, 
in this Alleghany range was well adopted to 
butter and cheese making. All that was 
needed was men of practical knowledge to 
take advantage of these resources. 
At the conclusion of Mr. Woodfine' s re¬ 
marks, lion. Horatio Seymour entered the 
Ilall, and was greeted with prolonged and 
entliusiaslie cheers. Stepping upon the stage, 
lie expressed his deep regret at not being 
able to attend the sessions of ihe Conven¬ 
tion, and said that nothing but f lic condition 
of his health would have been sufficient 
to keep him away. He congratulated the 
dairymen upon the unusual success and 
prosperity that had attended their labors 
during the past year. They could say, with 
pardonable pride, that they were the only 
class of farmers whose work brought profits 
in proportion to Ihe labor expended, and 
they were the only class of farmers who 
could export, their products at a profit. 
He referred to his love of country life and 
of rural pursuits, aud said he could not un¬ 
derstand the antipathy which many men ex¬ 
pressed for life in the country. He had al¬ 
ways been glad to do everything in bis power 
to advance the interests of the agricultural 
portion of the community. He referred to 
the important, work which had been done 
by the American Dairymen’s Association, 
and said that seldom had more profitable 
meetings been held than that about to close. 
In conclusion, he rejoiced at the many evi¬ 
dences of its prosperity and the knowledge 
that it was rapidly becoming in fact what it 
was in name—The American Dairymen’s 
Association. 
At the conclusion of Gov. Seymour’s re¬ 
marks, the Secretary, Mr. G. B. Weeks, read 
the Prize Essay, written by Mr. Arnold of 
Ithaca, an abstract of which we have no 
space to give ill Ibis article. We shall refer 
to it hereafter. 
On motion of Mr. Gould the next annual 
meeting of the Association is to occupy 
three days, one of which is to be given to 
discussions among dairymen. Mr, Seymour 
breed, and will do well in dry, cold climates; 
they are of unusual fertility; their eggs sel¬ 
dom miss hatching; they mature early, have 
a large, compact body, white flesh,little offal, 
the least of any fowl, and are abundant layers 
of large eggs. 
The Bredans, or White and Black Guild¬ 
ers, are a class of fowls not well known in this 
country,hot when better known will be very 
highly appreciated. I should also recom¬ 
mend this fowl for such a climate as Canada. 
They have no combs of any consequence, 
are compactly leathered on body and legs, 
lay all winter, and their eggs arc of 9amc 
size and weight as Spanish, and they make 
splendid table birds. 1 have a cock weigh¬ 
ing from nine to eleven pounds. i. v. w. 
Greenville, N. J. 
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CROSSING FOWLS, ETC. 
I would like to inquire if 5 T ou, or any readers 
of the* Rural have experimented in crossing 
Rrahroa pullets with Poland or White Leghorn 
cocks? If so, what was the ©fleet? I would 
like to inquire of some one who knows of 
the comparative merits of White Leghorn and 
Poland fowls, ns to laying and hardiness. The 
White Leghorns arc not kept in this vicinity, 
but if they are as good layers as the Polands, 
and better for the table, I would breed them. 
I have tried crossing Brahma pullets with 
Black Spanish cocks, with a view to increase 
their laying, and lessen their tendency to sit ; 
but although the cross are better layers than the 
full blood Brahmas, they incline to sit quite too 
frequently to suit iny purposes.—” Inquirer,” 
Malone , A'. F-, 1870. 
We have experimented in crossing Brah¬ 
ma pallets with, Polands and are satisfied 
the cross is a good one. We have never bred 
the White Leghorns, but learn from a friend 
that in Western New York they prove 
rather tender, and are hard to rear, although 
we once saw at Auburn some, very fine Leg¬ 
horns. The Polands we know to be good 
layers and quite bardy, having bred them 
successfully for the last eight years. Their 
flesh is not. so good for the table as that of 
the Dorking, and we would not recommend 
them as a table fowl.— l. 
-- 
Wh»( Alls My Fowls.—Some'of my poultry 
have lately been affected with cankered sore 
throat. T have had to kill three or four, their 
throats becoming completely stopped up, and 
such a fearful smell 1 never experienced. I 
have tried about everything without avail. Do 
any of your renders know the cause or it cure? 
I have some also whoso eyes run and become in 
a few days completely blind. I am about sick 
of such work, unless 1 can find some remedy or 
preventive, and that light away. Utoomtiii 
Janitor u, 1870. 
Undoubtedly the disease affeci iiig the fowls 
of our correspondent is roup. The fowls so 
affected should bo removed at once from the 
hennery and placed in a warm dry place. Bo- 
move the dried <U*cluirge from around the eyes 
and nose, by bathing the same in warm water, 
made strong with eastilo snap, and the swollen 
eyes with warm mlllc and water. Give a pepper¬ 
corn in a pill of dough the three following days. 
Tkobtmexer recommends feeding the fowl 
oatmeal mixed with ale, and green food un¬ 
limited: washing the head with tepid water, and 
giving daily one grain sulphate of copper. 
Weight's method Is to keep the fowl warm, 
feed meal mixed with hot ale instead of water, 
and give daily, in a bolus of the meal, hull a 
grain of cayenne pepper, with half a grain of 
five per cent. The properties are equally highest price, must have Hie name of com- moved that inasmuch as two days seemed introduced a resolution by which a commit- bowdcmiaiisiuee; also give half a cabbago leaf 
changed; in the rye we find only a health- mg from Ohio or Pennsylvania. lie had to be a very limited time for the discussion tee was appointed to consider the subject and 1 *evening xvl'thVory w'eak tdi luted)'vinegar! 
fill nourishment; in the ergot a dangerous known people to buy butter upon the state- of the varied interests of the Association, of “abortion among cows,” and report at or a five-grain solution or sulphate of zinc.- l. ’ 
poison. ment of the dealer that it was one dollar therefore that when the Convention adjourns, next convention. -- 
The speaker said that so far as known Philadelphia butter when it was in reality adjourn to meet.on the second Tuesday On motion of O. S. Buss, Secretary of the V* b' 1 * r°' v, »?— Can you toll me what 
time, m no gram or grass entirely exempt the forty cent butter of Onondaga. He said evening iu January, 1871, at seven o’clock, Vermont Dairymen’s Association, the ob- seems to be indlgeMkm or iuinmhfcng ito*. Tbo 
from an attack Of the ergOt ftlUgUS, TllO ’ ’ - | *■* a- ^a.. .f r,i„ n'o- -- - - * * • ■ liver and mill b nhnut four times t«w» bum* The 
manner in which the ergot of one season 
may affeci the next year’s crop of grain was 
ment of the dealer that it was one dollar 
Philadelphia butter when it. was in reality 
the forty cent butter of Onondaga, He said 
the dealers taught fanners dishonesty by 
showing them that they could profitably 
cater to the prejudices of consumers. Still 
explained. Many of the grains of ergot fall there was great difference in the quality of j ect °f 
to the ground during the process of harvest- butter; and fine butter would always coin- c 
iilg, or ergolized grains may be sown with the mand a good price, compared with inferior 1 
healthful grain at the time of seeding. When grades. tice of 
the conditions are favorable the mycelium Dairy Products iu a Mercantile Point ol w ^ s nt 
which pervades the ergot throws up its View. our cot 
spore* bearing organs and produces spores, Webb of New York city, gave a owe to 
which arc carried by the wind or in some somew hal lengthy but interesting address manufi 
other way arc communicated in the growing u l ,on above topic, lie reviewed Hie other 1 
grain, and so germinate and produce other ( ' ,eese product and markets of 18(58-9 as this du 
kernels of ergot. Just how the spores affect {!0m P aw ‘d wiih those of 1869-70, stating that the Sa 
the plant is not known. However, experi- ihe past season’s make shows a decided ini He bel 
meats have shown that ergot, when brought. P rovemeut hi the average quality, and a done a 
in contact with the healthful plants, causes l: »rgcr proportion of really choice cheese, more d 
them to become ergotized. than in any former year. He referred to ing six 
In regard to a specific remedy, the speaker , t:liem: makin S - 111 England and other would 
said none was known. With permanent forei S» ^bntnes, aud said tlmt America was The 
pastures and meadows the difficulty becomes n ° w lu ' alllc to C0m P ( “ 10 vvitli, ir not dis- making 
formidable. When a meadow becomes at- l '™ ce > auy other 001111 "T in c & ees(! making, urged 
fooled with ergot the difficulty would be 011101 as regards the quantity, mode, or In its dently 
continued indefinitely, or af least until flav01 ' ail<] ffuahly. The amount of American present 
broken up and planted with other crops chue8e consumed in England in 1809 was con- awakei 
Drainage, the use of proper fertilizers or slderaM 7 !miv ,han tlmt consumed during speedy 
whatever tends to produce healthy plant's in 1l1 '' previous year. American cheese also At tl 
the meadow or pasture, wilI tend*to obviate c,,, hmanded as high a price at tile close of marks, 
the difficulty, because strong and vigorous 1809 as in 18G8, ^withstanding gold in the the Ca 
plants are always least liable to disease or to laUor K :ir was considerably higher than it called 
at tacks of fungi. was at the period referred to in the former, speech. 
The speaker thought if it could be shown This was owin - ho 1 llo ught, to the improved ing so 
beyond all doubt that ergot was the cause of q,1il,lty °* Ami:, it " ln rhcese dnrin £ 18 G9. In s P eeial 
abortion in cows, then it would be better to n f; :ml t0 tht ' C0, °!’ of olursf ‘. the product of those p 
break up pastures and meadows, and crop u ;ls & rea tly improved over that of for- whose 
them awhile until the difficulty was abated. niL !T ye ? rs ‘ , cheese 
In conclusion, he recommended careful and besides tlie improvement in make, quality in these 
comprehensive experiments to ascertain the ini ^ P r ‘ cc > the speaker thought the dairymen things 
truth in regard to the effect of ergotized w< !'! . lo ,K . con g , ’ a tulaM upon the new by wlia 
grasses, in producing abortion in cows, and fa0lllties ot which they could now avail remark 
those engaged in dairy farming should'note ^‘einsclvcs > n obtaining a knowledge of betweei 
every fact bearing on the point foreign cheese markets. Among these were dairyim 
Mai-brilng Rutter! the Atomic Ml. Ira,.by^ivlllch prtasIn moM U» to* 
Mr. Ltm.in of New York was tlie next «*»'' •* ®W*u>«l <■»!*. lnoonclu- greatly 
tiv was ine next amn the snpnkpi* i mnn. it ii.nt ti.n-n i_ l... 
therefore that, when the Convention adjourns, 
it adjourn to meet.on the sucond Tuesday 
evening iu January, 1871, at seven o’clock, 
iu the city of Utica, This resolution being 
carried, Mr. Blandino of Broome county 
read a carefully prepared paper on the sub- 
ClinoM illakiiur on flu* Snbbntli. 
lie took strong ground against the prac¬ 
tice of Sunday cheese making, and said it 
w;»s not in accordance with that spirit of 
our country which recognizes the duty we 
owe to Jehovah. He believed that cheese 
manufacturers, as well as those engaged in 
other fields of employment, should regard 
tliis duty and religious sentiment, and that 
the Sabbajb was needed as a day of rest, 
lie believed if Sunday cheese making was 
done away with, manufacturers would he 
more diligent and careful during the remain¬ 
ing six days, and in this way, better results 
would follow than by the present system. 
Tim arguments against Sunday cheese 
making were well put, and the speaker 
urged them with an earnestness that evi¬ 
dently created a deep impression on those 
present, and it is hoped may result in 
awakening attention to this evil and its 
speedy abandonment. 
At the conclusion of Mr. Branding’s re- 
j-tf tin-. t • . liver tUKl itfili is >ibOUf. four too llU'ffO. Tho 
j t. the Amu lean Association 'weroso otlirTorfiruns feemheiiltby. They have plenty of 
enlarged as to include the subject of butter main feed, but they look'as if they were starved 
dairying, rlie Convention now adjourned „ 
. . , T .,. ,, , i .. The disease spoken of js indigestion. The pro¬ 
to meet at Utica on the second Tuesday ol ventlon, by tho use of wholesome* diet, is easy; 
January next. the cure in advanced eases is uncertain. Tho 
commanded as high a price at the close of marks, Mr. C. E. Chadwick, President of 
18G9 as in 1868, notwithstanding gold in the 
latter year was considerably higher than it 
was at the period referred to in the former. 
This was owing, he thought, to the improved 
quality of American cheese during 1869. In 
the Canadian Dairymen’s Association, was 
called out and made a brief but eloquent 
speech. He referred to the pleasure in meet¬ 
ing so large a number of men engaged in a 
special branch of industry—the dairy. Like 
regard to the color of cheese, the product, of those present, he was one of au organization 
1869 was greatly improved over that of for¬ 
mer years. 
Besides the improvement in make, quality 
and price, the speaker thought the dairymen 
were to be congratulated upon the new 
facilities ot which they could now avail 
themselves in obtaining a knowledge of 
foreign cheese markets. Among these were 
the Atlantic cables, by which prices in those 
markets could be Obtained daily. In conclu¬ 
sion the speaker thought that there need be 
whose object was to bring the science of 
cheese making to perfection. IIo believed 
in these conventions, and had learned many 
things here, and should go home benefited 
by what be had heard and observed. lie 
remarked upon the friendly feeling existing 
between the different kindred associations of 
dairymen in this country, aud believed that 
the interchange of ideas was u means of 
greatly promoting improvement in this spe¬ 
cial branch of industry. He thanked the 
the cure in advanced eases is uncertain. Tbe 
only treatment to be relied on would be the im¬ 
mediate employment of a plain dietary, consist¬ 
ing: of cooked soft food, so as to make pie least 
posssible cull oil the digestive organs; and if to 
this regimen an occasional grain or calomel, at 
intervals of several days, be added, all is done 
___ . that can be likely to benefit the patient.— l. 
FOWLS FOR CANADA. M . 
Black Java Fowls.— I have been breeding 
J NOTICED that a correspondent of the chickens for several years, bm never finding 
Rural speaks radier disparagingly of tbe 
Cochins. Surely he cannot deny that they auylliayo ever known at the present time. I 
_ ,, , , , ... ...A, have pullets at the mre of six months good lay- 
U16 n nob]c-luoking* bird, ot bright beautiful ers> and weighing* between eight and nine 
plumage, good winter layers, of a large, rich l»V l nds - ."".’'"'you or some of your many sub- 
'. . J > fo - scrlbevs inform run where they originated, und 
egg, attentive mothers, not excessive eaters, whet her they are u separate and distinct breed 
very hardy, and not so predisposed to disease 01 uot K-11 M) , “ f>u * 
as the Polands, Dorkings, or Spanish. Here- ... , ,,, . , . . „, , 
. b i 1 ' *: Choice of Fowls.—Jji the choice of fowls, no in- 
mill ka that they eat their lieaus t>ff. I call considerable mnount of knowledge of the char- 
upon those who are in the habit of keeping acter of ihe different varieties is necessary to 
both the Cochins and dark Brahmas to bear insure success to tho amateur breeder. In bis 
me out, with the assertion that, for the size t * xi f rimente cft ' e taken to keep cor- 
c , , . , , _ ’ . ,, rect memoranda ol ihe food consumed by ihe 
ot these buds, they aie comparatively small different breeds, as well as their egg-producing: 
eaters, and pay a good profit on the keep, qualities, so that he may be able to draw his eon- 
I most surely should not recommend your clu sious correctly, as to which is Hie best breed. 
Canadian friends cither Polands, Dorkings, “ *** 
or Ananich for en,.h n mi Aylesbury Ducks.—Will you inform me whore 
oi (Spanish, lol such n cold Climate. The i can get a pair of Aylesbury ducks? Please 
Polands are a very sensitive fowl, subject to Btat0 " 1,at 11 "-'- v will cost me, and give ihe ml- 
' dress ol' tho person who has them.—A. F. Z., Mad- 
many diseases besides the roup; so are the isim, Morgan <'o., C?a., 187b. 
Dorkings quite delicate. The combs of the If our correspondent will consult the adver- 
Spunish suffer very much from the cold nnrl fish's columns ot the last number of the Rural 
aro subject to the rot. The Brown’and wil l find ids query a n swered t here. 
White Leghorns are a hardy fowl and good ,, owls , * c .-PiMse inform me the very 
w inter layers; but tbe combs arc also subject best variety of game fowl, and where f can get 
to 1 >e frost-bitten. They are a profitable bird Uie Malay ga,ne '~ A> M ” ChMt ^ i«0. 
keep, ana, with some care and attention, 
would suit the climate. game can be procured. 
f should recommend to your Canadian -*♦«- 
correspondent Dark Brahmas, Cochins, lion- for Hatching. -Eggs intended for hatch- 
dans, or Guilders, all handsome birds and ing should fie removed as soon as laid, and placed 
with exception of Houdans, moderate eaters' in bnm iu , a dry ’ T‘ PhlCe ' I Choos ?A h t oee t l! at 
. , , , I. „ , ’ are near ot a size: and, as a rule, avoid those that 
good layers, and good table fowls. The are equally thick at both ends,—such, probably, 
Houdans are the hardiest of the French contain a double yolk, and will come to no good. 
