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for half the money ; fowls that will not count as many points, 
often by one third, as the lower-priced birds. 
These complaints give scoundrels one great advantage, 
which no doubt they are very glad of; it enables them to 
get a larger price for their fowls, thus enabling them to in- 
crease their business. ; 
Again these complaints come from those who have fowls 
and eggs for sale at fancy figures. The public would do 
well to shun those parties, for there is reason to fear that 
they may get the progeny of this same stock that has caused 
such heavy blows to be aimed at some devoted head. I 
never buy of these. I want better stock than they possess. 
I am sure I always find it too. I don’t wish to be understood 
to say that all the low-priced fowls are good—far from it; 
but the idea is this, the man who gives ten dollars for a trio 
of good fowls can reasonably be expected to sell both fowls 
and eggs at alower figure than those who import their birds 
at a cost of forty to fifty dollars per trio, or even more. And 
good home-bred fowls are as good, or even better, than im- 
ported ones; they have the advantage of being acclimated 
here, which is worth considerable. I believe that when a 
man ‘¢ humbugs’’ another in the poultry business the victim 
-ought in justice to others take. the first opportunity of pub- 
lishing the ‘‘scamp”’ far and wide, and thus benefit the 
general public. So, my friends, when you do get “ bit’? let 
us know who did it. Another class are those who are al- 
ways vilifying the judges at the poultry exhibitions because 
their fowls did not take the premiums (this is really the 
trouble). All the judges are a pack of idiots, or perhaps 
worse. Oh dear, what will the consequence be at last? I 
think the judges generally know their business, and, so far 
as my judgment goes, right loyally do they doit. I never 
shall allow such parties to run their stock off on me or my 
friends so long as I can prevent it. These continual insults 
to the judges are a disgrace to the men who make them. 
As for judging the sex of eggs, I have experimented a num- 
ber of years, and picking out eggs with pointed ends or air 
chamber in any particular position has always failed to give 
satisfaction. My rule is this: cockerels for cock chicks, cocks 
three years and upwards for pullets, which gives about as 
good results as any. Some pretend to say chicks are weakly 
from old cocks: itis all nonsense. I have chicks this sea- 
son from a Black Spanish cock six years old that are as good 
and strong as any in the country. JOHN RUMBOLD. 
Fow.ine CREEK, April, 1874. 

(For Fanciers’ Journal.) 
COLOR OF BRAHMA EGGS. 
EpitTor FANCIERS’ JOURNAL. ' 
In reference to the remarks and inquiries of F. T. K. 
relative to the various colors of Brahma eggs, I believe that 
the egg of the Light Brahma, when purely bred, should be 
of a dark brown color or shade, and that those of other 
colors haye a mixture of foreign blood, which has never 
been’ bred out, although the fowls may have counted and 
won a majority of “points”? at exhibitions. Exhibiting 
fowls to show their purity amounts to nothing. I have bred 
White Leghorns for the past four years, and changed the cock 
every fall. I have one pullet with blue legs and one with 
yellow breast—quite buff. I never saw sports from them 
before. Their great-great-grandmother has no doubt been 
foully dealt with at some time, but her chicks never showed 
ituntil now. There is no cock about my place excepting the 
White Leghorn, and has not been for four years. There is 
nothing that will carry its kind and still retain the traces 
of another without showing it longer than a hen; but by 


constant crossing with a non-related cock of her own kind, 
as pure as can be had, it will eventually bring them pure, 
but it takes many. generations. By breeding this way 
the foreign blood is removed, and it shows it in the 
chicks by the appearance of ‘sports.’ I found the mother 
of the imperfect chicks, and off came her head, as well 
as those of the progeny. I also previously discovered this 
by closely examining the eggs, a portion of which were of a 
slightly pinkish white, while the others are a milk white. _ 
Unless good cocks are selected, as pure as can be found— 
and it takes many breedings or generations to make them 
so—there is no use in exhibiting them and saying they are 
pure, as we are not sure, although they are bred to feather 
and have other indications. So long as they are bred 
together they will breed alike; but change the cock, which 
will show you the bad blood, if there is any. It may be 
the fault of the hen, or both, but generally the former. 
W. J. PYLE. 

(For Fanciers’ Journal.) ” 
CONNECTICUT POULTRY NOTES. 
Tue State Poultry Society has elected officers for the 
ensuing year as follows: President, H. T. Sperry, Hart- 
ford, Vice-Presidents, G. W. Bradley, Hamden; ©. H. 
Crosby, Danbury. Recording Secretary, Dr. George :L. 
Parmele, Hartford. Corresponding Secretary, J. 8. Gil- 
man, Hartford. Attorney, Ex-Mayor Robinson, Hartford. 
Twenty Vice-Presidents are to be added at the next quar- 
terly meeting. 
Hartford, December 15th to 18th. It is expected that the 
premium list will amount to over $3000. The next quar- 
terly meeting takes place in Hartford, Tuesday, May 12th. 
Several gentlemen in Hartford interested in poultry fan- 
eying and the breeding of poultry and pet stock have organ- 
ized a society under the name of the ‘‘ Hartford Fanciers’ 
Club,” and in connection with the State Poultry Society 
have opened a room in one of the public buildings as gen- 
eral headquarters for both associations. The room is very 
handsomely furnished ; its walls are decorated with paint- 
ings, engravings, and chromos of poultry and pet stock; 
and its tables are supplied with all the foreign and domestic 
publications relating to poultry and pet stock, as well as 
the leading agricultural journals. A library containing, 
every known work upon poultry and pet stock will soon be 
added to the other attractions; so that the room will furnish 
more information relating to these subjects than can be 
found in any other one place in the United States. Wed- 
nesday evening is known as “ Discussion night,’’ and that 
evening in each week is devoted to the discussion of some 
particular breed. The meetings are largely attended, and 
the discussions are exceedingly lively and interesting. This 
feature is doing much to strengthen the society. The farmers 
of the neighborhood attend the discussions, and are learning 
that the State Society is intended as much for the breeder of 
poultry for the market as for the fancier who breeds only 
for exhibition prizes. 
The Connecticut fanciers are importing very largely this 
spring. .Mr. Amos Whiting, of Hartford, has just received 
some very fine Bronze Turkeys and Sebright Bantams from 
England; Mr. P. W. Hudson, of South Manchester, six 
trios of Games from Ireland and England; Mr. C. A. Pit- 
kin, of East Hartford, several trios of Leghorns from Italy ; 
Mr. C. H. Crosby, of Danbury, seven trios of Game Ban- 
tams from Ireland and England; Mr. H. T. Sperry, of 
Hartford, a flock of White-crested Polish from Holland; 
and Mr. A. W. Warner, of Hartford, a flock of Muftled 
Silver Spangled Polish from England. 
A strenuous effort will be made in Hartford to secure the 
first exhibition of the National Society in that city. It-is 
stated that Baltimore offers to raise $3000 for premiums; and 
it is thought that Hartford will go $2000 better, and so get 
the exhibition. 
Fanciers and breeders will do well to send their cards and 
circulars to Dr. George L. Parmele, Recording Secretary of 
the Connecticut State Society, who will see that they are 
filed in the society’s club-room. 
The next annual exhibition will be held in™ 
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