Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . orns were raised. Theywere of such snowy whiteness, so trim andneat looking, with pretty coral combs andlovely yellow legs, that I bought a roosterand five hens, off-hand. John said that allI needed to complete the set was a China-man to keep those six white dresses inorder. At the place we stopped, a varietyof breeds was kept. After I heard all thefarmer had to say about them I selectedthree partridge Cochin hens and a rooster,and two sittings each of brown Leghornand Plymouth Rock eggs. My neighbor .was kind enough to loan me two sitting *hens to ha
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . orns were raised. Theywere of such snowy whiteness, so trim andneat looking, with pretty coral combs andlovely yellow legs, that I bought a roosterand five hens, off-hand. John said that allI needed to complete the set was a China-man to keep those six white dresses inorder. At the place we stopped, a varietyof breeds was kept. After I heard all thefarmer had to say about them I selectedthree partridge Cochin hens and a rooster,and two sittings each of brown Leghornand Plymouth Rock eggs. My neighbor .was kind enough to loan me two sitting *hens to hatch the eggs. As my purchases made quite a loadfor our little, light wagon, we didnt gofarther that afternoon. As it was, the fowlskept up such a cackling and crowingthat the horse got frightened and wouldhave run away, but for John. A few mornings afterwards, I had thegreat pleasure of telling John at thebreakfast table, that the three eggs he had-just eaten with such a relish had been laidexpressly for him by our Leghorns. Fig. WHITE LEGHORN ROOSTER. STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIERS QUARTERLY. 25 Fig. 6. \k
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