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THE CULTIVATOR. 
Augtist. 
a horse that will make a very graceful bow when I 
put before him a lock of early cut hay. It is true, it 
was cured or dried as it should be. I presume the only 
difficulty in regard to the early cut hay of friend J. 
H. H., was that the stalks of the plants were not dried 
perfectly. For my own part, I feel justified in asserting 
that one ton of timothy hay, cut and secured at the pro¬ 
per time as it should be, is worth two cut after harvest. 
P. W. T. Orient , Suffolk Co ., N. Y. 
Golden Spangled Chittagong. 
Ever since the first introduction of the Cochin China 
fowl, which originally attracted attention from having 
been patronized in the Royal poultry-yard, by Queen 
Victoria, and by being figured in the Illustrated News, 
it has advanced so rapidly in public estimation, that 
many importations of fowls have been made from India, 
China, and elsewhere, that are much superior in size, 
and in their general domestic habits to the common 
fowls of the country. Among the Asiatic fowls, the 
Shanghais have occupied, heretofore, a prominent posi¬ 
tion ; not however as the best among us, as many have 
contended, but as a fowl in many respects superior to 
our common breed. 
Some two years ago, while on a visit at Rochester, 
we found in possession of the late David Ely, a small 
lot of Asiatic fowls, which appeared to us as being far 
superior to any other of the large breeds. On inquir¬ 
ing their origin, Mr. Ely informed us that he obtained 
them through a friend in New-York, from the master 
of a vessel direct from China, and that they were call¬ 
ed Pheasant-colored Chittc'gongs. He had breed them 
two years, and found them valuable as early layers 
and good mothers. He had at the time we first saw 
them, in his yard, nine pullets and one cock, and the 
ten he assured us weighed over 90 pounds. They were 
as much alike “ as two peas ”—all seemed to have been 
cast in the same mould, both in form and color. 
On leaving Rochester, a year ago last March, we 
obtained two clutches of eggs from Mr. Ely, and not¬ 
withstanding they were carefully packed in a basket, 
and carried most of the way in the hand, only five 
chicks were hatched, one of which was killed by acci¬ 
dent, leaving us four, two of which proved pullets, and 
two cockerils. As they have no resemblance in form or 
color to a pheasant, we drop the pheasant and substi¬ 
tute the Golden Spangled Chittagong, as being more 
oppropriate. 
However, “ utility should precede beauty,” and in 
the estimation of many, “handsome is, that handsome 
does,”—and here we think the Golden Spangled Chit¬ 
tagong fowl will not be found wanting. They are ex¬ 
cellent layers, and arrive at maturity earlier than any 
other larged sized fowl we know. By the term “ma¬ 
turity,” is meant the age at which the pullets com¬ 
mence laying eggs, and thus perpetuate its race. We 
think them preferable to most of the other Asiatic 
fowls, for the reason that they have clean, yellow, me¬ 
dium sized legs, better feathered, very uniform in color 
and markings ; their red combs and wattles, contrasted 
with their yellow bills and rich plumage, give them 
quite a pretty appearance. 
“We praise the bridge that bears us safe over,” and 
by the same ruie we must praise the Spangled Chitta¬ 
gong fowl, because after trying several sorts of the 
Asiatic fowls, we find them equal if not the best of any 
which we have had the opportunity of trying the same 
length of time. 
The peculiar beauty of the Spangled Chittagong 
fowl, is certainly in their rich plumage, which renders 
them objects of attraction and interest to the most 
casual observer. For beauty of plumage, they surpass 
all other kinds of large fowls. Their general appear¬ 
ance has much of the Cochin China character. They 
are extremely docile and tame in their habits, and a 
three-foot fence is sufficient to restrain them within 
prescribed boundaries, on which account we most as¬ 
suredly believe them one of the best breeds for the 
poor man and the farmer, considering them, as we do, 
not as fancy, but only of productive stock. 
The figure of both cock and hen, as represented in 
the cut at the head of this article, with some exceptions, 
are very correct portraits. The crow of the cock, in¬ 
stead of being a clear, ringing, clarion tone, like the 
Game or Hamburg bird, heartily delivered, as if in 
defiance of every rival, like the blast of a bugle, is 
short, hoarse, and monotonous, more like a croak than 
a crow. C. N. Bement. Springside, Po’keepsie. 
Cure for Scours in Colts. 
Messrs Editors —Having a young colt taken with 
the scours, and after having tried every thing for seve¬ 
ral weeks, that I could hear of, I was induced to try 
the following remedy :— 
Boil smart-weed in water enough to make a strong 
tea, and give your colt a half-pint in two quarts of 
scalded milk, twice a day. It may be well to give the 
mare a table-spoonful of sulphur every other morning, 
for a week or ten days, if you think she is out of con¬ 
dition. In the case of my colt the above was a sure 
remedy. S. L. Warner. Lanesville, Conn. 
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Fattening Spring Chickens. —Feed them, says the 
Irish Farmers’ Gazette , on ground rice, well boiled, 
mixed with barley or oat-meal, moistened with milk, 
and keep the coops and troughs scrupulously clean, and 
clean straw under the chickens. They may also get a 
little bruised oats daily. 
Flat Feet. —Can the feet of horses that are flat be 
improved, and how ? How can they be shod to make 
them serviceable on the road ? Will some one, wise 
in horse-foot-ology, give an early reply ? e. r. b. 
