mm 
oow Hamburg—Beat trio. *5. or cmi, W R. Hill 
2d, *2. T. A. Harrow: oonupu’ndcd. O. H HucHyOii. 
(Stiver Hamburg Bout trio, bM-r cup. 1U"' 1 Howe; 
2(1. *&, Wui.B. Hill; eommellilod. W.R. lllll. 
Roland Fowls, any variety Mast trio, silver. $3, VV 
rt, uni 2<i, gold, |3, T. a. Barrow 
Hluek Brcaated, or Other Rod Game -Boat trio, £•>. 
nr onp j C. millin', 2d, f2, Thomas Plunkett • Black 
Dm in mond, J. CT Dillon. 
Ginger Blue Oume-lat premium. Michael Leahy. 
Gray or While Gaines- Be*t lrw. special, J.c. un¬ 
ion: 2d, W, J.U Dillon. t%tll 
liens—Best pair. f2, ,T. C, Dillon. 
Crevo-Cuiur—Best trio, $5, or cup. G. F. Cbnropney; 
2d. (2, M. 8, ColUiiM. , 
flniidnn -Beal trio, $5, or cup, N. S. Collins; ~d, $2. 
J. l\ Bnxxnll. 
Ileus—Best pair. $2, W.R. Lincoln. 
Black Bantam Best trio, |3,B 8. Rail, 
BohrUht Bantam—Best trio, gold, *3, B. W. Rice; 
2d. *1, Win. I! Iltll , 2d trio, silver, Isaac Dean. 
(lame Bantam—Boat trio, $3. J. II. Fry & to.: 2d, $1, 
II. Woodward : commended,: II. S, Bull. 
Best Oocltln, apnolHl prlsn, l*. Willinuia. 
Bantam, any other variety Beat trio, $3, L. I .Kiu- 
nlcnt2d. $i, K. H. Hero, „ ,,, 
Fowls, new varieties Best irlo 93, Win. hutnua; 2d, 
?1, ii A, Upturn!; commended, D, A. I nham. 
Turkey’.—Beat pair. *3, L. It. Hock wood 2d, 91, O. 
I.. Hatch ; commended, H-F Galea; whltepalr.O L. 
Hatch. 
llonk Kong geese, 93, O. B. Had wen. 
Avlcsbury Ducks—Boat pair. 93, W. S. Lincoln; 2d, 
$1, \V H. Lincoln. 
Hon on Ducks—Best pair, 93 J Thompson: 2d. trio, 
*1, G. L. Uphuin. — 
Anv other variety—Best pair. $3, T. A. Barrow ; 2d, 
trio, Si, o, L. Hatch : commended. Wm. Karnes,O.L. 
Hatch. 
plumage of the dark does not show tlie same 
mossiness of feather us the light; still, if kept 
in a clean, dry hennery, ns fowls always 
should he, the difference is all imaginary. 
Tiie head of the cock should be sur¬ 
mounted with what is termed a“ pea-comb,” 
which resembles three small combs running 
parallel the length of the head, the center 
one the highest; beak strong, well curved; 
wattles full; ear-lobes red, well rounded and 
falling below the wattles. The neck should 
be short, well curved; hackle full, silvery 
white striped with black, 
flowing well over the back 
IgjSh) and sides of the breast; 
P|l feathers at the head should 
Vjllr be white. Back very short, 
a, wide and flat, raising into 
An W\ a nice, soft, small tail, car- 
IA lied upright; back almost 
IjWU ij white; the saddle feathers 
iiM while, striped with black, 
the better. 
bitter principle of the seeds will be distri¬ 
buted. The better way (and the only one if 
your fruit is quite sour) is to lay the fruit 
open, smoking hot; take out the core, clean, 
and sprinkle sugar over the mass; work a 
little wftli the spoon, so as to mix and fine 
the pulp well, then close as before; set away 
till cold, and serve. 
If there is doubt as to the cleanliness of 
your dish, (if we have to say it,) use paper. 
Printed paper will do, though we prefer 
white. F - G - 
cmustic (bc0nowti 
VARIETY OF FOWLS 
CONDUCTED BY MARY A. E. WAGER. 
The Silver Gray Duek-Winc Guinea. 
J. D., Ashland, Ohio, asks " are there any 
other than the Bantam Duck-wing Game 
fowls—if so, what are the characteristics and 
pecuiar markings of the two breeds? and 
can they be kept on a town lot?” 
MEN AND MUD 
The Duties of 
The Trials of Housewives 
Men. 
I AM no advocate of angel-ism in its popu¬ 
lar sense, unless of the avenging sort. I 
rather be scolded out of ray wits, or my wits 
out of me, seven times a week, than always 
be my dear-led from morning until night. 
But if ever the meekest of the meek has her 
patience tried beyond calm endurance, it is 
in the spring of the year, when “ the buds 
begin to put forth their tiny leaves, and the 
birds come back,” and—the men folks track 
in mud enough to stack a mountain. There 
is, really, nothing more vexing than to clean 
the porches and floors, and as soon as dried, 
have a man or a small army of men or boys, 
come stalking in with muddy boots and up¬ 
set all the labors for cleanliness. You men 
need not wonder that women scold, and 
follow yon around with a liouse-eloth or 
mop. If you never expect to do another 
act in your life, clean your boots well before 
entering a clean apartment. Don’t expect 
to be greeted with smiles, if you bring in 
GOAT'S MILK, 
It is generally allowed, I believe, by tbe 
medical faculty at large, that goat’s milk is 
possessed of great medicinal qualities, being 
especially recommended for weakly infants 
ami consumptives. I presume that people 
attribute its virtues to its superior richness, 
it having many more parts of sugar in its 
composition than the richest of cow’s milk. 
From actual experience it is easy to ascer¬ 
tain from whence the medicine in goat’s milk 
arises. If the goat lives naturally, and is al¬ 
lowed to choose her own food, she picks out 
the bitterest herbs as her choicest repast. 
Having had goat’s milk highly spoken of, 
we procured one for family use last spring, 
and found her especial delight was fit black¬ 
berry, red cherry, alders, yarrow, dandelion, 
hard hack and fern as food—where she could 
not browse the twigs she would strip the 
bark off tbe shrubs—revealed the source ol 
The leaves and bark 
markings of the hen are 
DARK BRAHAM FOWLS. DUCK-WING GAME BANTAMS. ncwly similar t() tho8e of 
The characteristics of the two breeds of the cock. Both sexes should have rather short 
fowls spoken of are nearly identical save in yellow legs, (those of the hen the shortest,) 
size. The pure Duck-wing game fowls are and profusely feathered on t he outside. The 
the Silver Grays—though there are Yellow carriage of the hen is frill, but not so upright 
or Birchen Duck-wings, but the blood of as that, of the cock. The markings of the 
the first mentioned is much purer than the hen, except the neck and tail, are the smpe all 
other variety, and it is considered a much over, each feather having a dingy white 
finer, hardier, and more pugnacious bird, grouud, closely penciled with dark steel 
the throat on the 
asks where Dotntniquo fowls can he obtained, 
mill nl. what price.—A Rocky Mountain buy asks 
some one lui vina experience to name Hie kind 
of fowl best adapted to a dry and cold climate, 
and ff ejHfs could be dripped from New York to 
Montana surely. A correspondent at Wiiins- 
b„rn, S. O., says fowls arc dying in thin, vicinity 
very rapidly; they droop suddenly, their combs 
Cum black, and gill* llrsl. white then purple, and 
in ii doy dv two are found dead. Winn opened, 
their liver is enormous, and the wall is much 
enlarged. A remedy wauled.- -15. M. Vilrks- 
hurg, Miss., asks what breed of fowls is best 
adapted to this locality, where eggsand chickens 
are desired U8 a source of profit, where they 
have unrestrained rango ? A iw .—It I aide Spanish. 
- H. M- HOYT asks how to make capons. Am. - 
See UtruAb, page 71*1, Dec. H, 1800, where tho 
process is described and illustrated. !,.(•. It.ucist 
asks if a good proportion of chits carried :!00 
miles will hatch, ray. Yes, if properly packed. 
For the answer to the balance of the inquiry, seo 
Rural Feb. 20, patro 144,- F. (1. M., Clicumgo 
the virtue in her mill* 
of the common bitter swamp willow and 
sarsaparilla she preferred to corn; still the 
milk was perfectly sweet and free from all 
flavor arising from her food. 
She commenced giving milk in May, and 
until the close of the summer gave two 
strained measured quarts of milk a day be¬ 
fore. shrinking in her yield at all. 
In a village one of these little animals is 
invaluable. Their keeping is but little more 
costly than that of a common sheep, and 
one is not dependent upon the uncertain 
sweetness of milk cart fluid, and the otten 
unwholesome milk of moderately diseased 
cows. The most important fact, however, 
is a statement made last summer by a gen¬ 
tleman from New Jersey:—That goat’s milk 
fed exclusively to scrofulous children would 
such a fact having come to 
BLACK SNAKES vs. RATS, 
effect a cure 
his knowledge; anti, too, where the child 
was pronounced incurable. If this be true, 
people with children so diseased should 
make every effort to afford them this diet.— 
Mrs. 0. 
gray, ties 
breast.—i. 
Tine farmer in Putnam county, Indiana, 
who lias kept black snakes in his barn for 
several years as a means of getting rid of 
rata and mice, is warranted in Ins course by 
tbe observations of many others. When 
the ugly reptiles arc discovered in mills, 
barns, cribs, <&c., in the South, there arc 
many who waive the enmity and desire for 
destruction which seem to excite mankind 
naturally against serpents, and permit, them 
to remain uninjured and undisturbed. r I heir 
superiority, in some respects, over every 
NEW ENGLAND POULTRY CLUB. 
CONTRIBUTED RECIPES 
HOW TO BAKE APPLES 
of the Bantam m eeds. The plumage of the 
Duck-wing Bantams is precisely similar to 
that of the larger breed, from which they 
were undoubtedly obtained, by long inter¬ 
breeding with the smallest specimens. The 
carriage and form are also similar; but the 
drooping w ing of the Bantam breed is not to 
be observed In the game variety. In weight 
the cock does not exceed one. and a-Iialf 
pounds, while that of the hen is about twen¬ 
ty ounces. Oar engraving, herewith given, 
is of a prize pair of Duck-wing Bantam 
game fowls, which does the birds full justice. 
Game fowls can bo as easily kept on a 
“ town lot” as any other breed, and with as 
little trouble. If they ate well fed, and prop¬ 
er care taken of them, they are not pro-dis¬ 
posed to roam, but remain quietly at home. 
Dark Bruliina Fowls. 
S. M. W., of Norfolk, Va.,asks us to give, 
in the Rural, an engraving of Dark Brahma 
fowls; also a general description of them. 
In response to the request of our correspon¬ 
dent we present in this number of the Rural 
a pair of premium birds. The Dark Brah¬ 
mas arc claimed by muny breeders to be the 
best of the Brahma variety, but we opine 
there are just as many who stand ready to 
j claim that the Light are equally as good, if 
Our opinion is that the 
To Color Colton Orange .—My wife colors a 
beautiful orauge by the following recipe. I 
have observed that the color is pretty strong, 
and think a little less material would answer 
as well:—For live pounds of cotton, dissolve 
twelve ounces sugar of lead in hoi water, 
and six ounces bichromate of potash in cold 
water. Dip the goods first in the solution 
of sugar of lead and then in the other, and 
continue to do so till you have a good deep 
yellow color; then dip the goods in hot 
lime water. Some of our acquaintances 
claim to have used the same successfully for 
coloring woolen goods, but our folks are 
doubtful about putting woolen into the hot 
lime water—O. S. Bliss, Georgia , F?., 1870. 
Domeath; Inqulrlea lor Correapondents.—A Sub¬ 
scriber, Turin, N. Y., wants not only a recipe 
for, but lu/w to make a cement for mending' rub¬ 
ber boots.— Mrs. E. H. Gibbs asks for recipes for 
making home-made butter crackers; also Gra¬ 
ham crackers. A Thornton, Iud„ subscriber 
asks for a recipe for making good vinegar In tbe 
shortest possible time; also lor a recipe for pre¬ 
serving eggs through the summer, so that they 
will be good next winter.—T homas D. Prior 
wants to know how to prepare horse hair (of 
tall and matte) for a tnattrass.—A Young House¬ 
keeper asks how many pounds or rags aro re¬ 
quired for a yard of rug carpet, and hew many 
I kinds of warp. 
Rcsofrcd, That, In view of the stronger'e ex¬ 
pressed hv tho retiring Chairman o* " K ; 
cun Institute Farmers’ Club, to secure the pho¬ 
tographs of persons killing birds, U” d’’’! 1 ?® 
purposes, that the Secretary «[ *}'*; W.L” 
intftrnoted to n*out*:it Hti Ol Poot > 
graphs with said Chairman, and any member ol 
i he ('tub who indorses Ids language. 
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To Sportsmen.—Send us such notes on birds, 
animals and insects, their habits and uses, beau¬ 
ties and benefits, as your habitual acquaintance 
with nature may suggest. Wo are glad to re¬ 
ceive such. 
not a better breed 
difference between the two colors is all fancy, 
one proving just as good as the other, under 
similar management. Having bred both 
colors, we have yet to learn, the didi active 
difference between them. To be sure, the 
