. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . COPVRIOMT 1006l,CHA5L5TILE5CoLt,«B>/0 IDEAL ROSE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS. The Ehole Island Eeds are most beautiful and prolific birds, equally su-perior for layhig eggs, as well as for market for a table fowl. These birdsshould be introduced in the South, as they are ideal birds for warm climateand good layers in the winter. 0<ving to their pronounced character ofcleanliness are remarkably free from disease. The hens are good sitters andmothers, and we can recommend these birds for an all-round g
. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . COPVRIOMT 1006l,CHA5L5TILE5CoLt,«B>/0 IDEAL ROSE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS. The Ehole Island Eeds are most beautiful and prolific birds, equally su-perior for layhig eggs, as well as for market for a table fowl. These birdsshould be introduced in the South, as they are ideal birds for warm climateand good layers in the winter. 0<ving to their pronounced character ofcleanliness are remarkably free from disease. The hens are good sitters andmothers, and we can recommend these birds for an all-round good variety. Huff MjiaiuJoUcs. 331. IDEAL BUFF WYANDOTTE TRIO. The Wyandottes are becoming one of the most popular breeds, and asidefrom the Whites, the Buffs are the favorites. I breed a few because I likethem and desire to keep in touch with the most perfect buff color, in orderthat I may judge them correctly at the shows. And then, these buff varietiesdo make the most agreeable sitters, sitting where you want them, and asmothers will hover and care for every chicken on the farm. They are prolificlayers of nice brown-shelled eggs, and, when used for incubation during thespring and summer, will lay abundantly during the fall, when eggs arescarce and high. CLOVER FOR CHICKS. Every reader has found that chickens need green feed during the winter,but probably all do not know that the best substitute for green feed iswell-cured clover hay. In a few weeks it will be time to cut and cure thishay for the poultry in the winter. The second crop is much better for thebirds than the first, for the simple reason that it does not h
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