. Annual catalogue of the Freeport Nurseries and Poultry Yards. Nurseries (Horticulture), Illinois, Catalogs; Poultry industry, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs. ^tXhe^ J. W. Miller BROWN LEGHORNS. The Brown Leghorn is so well known by nearly everybody that to give it a full description would appear useless ; and those who know them best like them best. The accompanying cut, we trust, will give you a very good idea of their beautiful appearance; and as egg producers they stand at the head ; they are very hardy and mature early ; pullets begin lay
. Annual catalogue of the Freeport Nurseries and Poultry Yards. Nurseries (Horticulture), Illinois, Catalogs; Poultry industry, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Catalogs. ^tXhe^ J. W. Miller BROWN LEGHORNS. The Brown Leghorn is so well known by nearly everybody that to give it a full description would appear useless ; and those who know them best like them best. The accompanying cut, we trust, will give you a very good idea of their beautiful appearance; and as egg producers they stand at the head ; they are very hardy and mature early ; pullets begin laying at four months old. Having a nice yellow skin, they make an excellent table fowl; they bear confinement as well the year around as any variety. Cocks weigh 6 ponnds, hens pounds. While the roads are dry lay in a supply of finely powdered road dust, large enough to last through winter. Do you notice some of the chicks trailing their wings? Look out for lice. Examine beneath the wings, on top of the head and about the vent. Look closely and you will find the cause. Poultry keeping on a large and a small scale are two entirely different enterprises, as any one who attempted the former without having served his apprenticeship at the latter will discover. A cheap and convenient disinfectant may be prepared by mixing one bushel of finely sifted dirt and one pound of chloride of lime. If fine tobacco dust can be added it will assist in preventing lice. The dirt so prepared may be dusted over the floors or on any portion of the poultry house, and it will greatly assist in keeping off disease and vermin. The cost is but a trifle. For prices of Poultry and Eggs pee 3d page Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Freeport Nurseries and Poultry Yards; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog C
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