The Farm-poultry . have not become constitutionally weak by persistent andprolific laying. My While Wyandottes in the Australian con-test are the only American pens that have not been decimatedby death, which is another evidence of constitutional vigor, asit certainly required a strong and vigorous constitution totravel more than 11,000 miles, pass through two molts, stand atemperature of 115 for several days, as it was at the Hawkes-bury College during the latter part of December and the begin-ning of January, and in addition to this great strain, lay anaverage of more than 168 5-6 eggs per h
The Farm-poultry . have not become constitutionally weak by persistent andprolific laying. My While Wyandottes in the Australian con-test are the only American pens that have not been decimatedby death, which is another evidence of constitutional vigor, asit certainly required a strong and vigorous constitution totravel more than 11,000 miles, pass through two molts, stand atemperature of 115 for several days, as it was at the Hawkes-bury College during the latter part of December and the begin-ning of January, and in addition to this great strain, lay anaverage of more than 168 5-6 eggs per hen in 11 months. Ithink it reasonable to suppose had the six hens that partici-pated In the contest remained at borne they would have comevery close to the 200-egg record. The enclosed photo, is a daughter of No. 75, and was firstpullet at the last Newark show, also the winner of the Ivorysoap cup, which shows that fowls can be bred for utility andBtill produce exhibition birds. W. H. Bates. Rockville Center, L. • ElUlit mouths, t Uleil July iM. ; Difil in August. While Hs/anJoUe PalletRaised by Oceanslde Pouttry Yards. Winnerof 1st jtrlze anil Ivory Soap Cup. Newark. Feb-ruary*. vf No. 75. Sey •^jfrccorit. 244 A R M - POI J LT R V May i Practical Duck Fattenins; in England THE duck fattening indii-try of this country was untiltlie last few years Ioucentrated in tbe counties ofBucljingbamsbire ami Beiifoiiishire, but owinsr lo avariety of reasons a number of large iluck establishraenls have been started, and are being successfully carried onall over the country. Ierhaps the chief reason has been tbattbe ducUers—as the duck rearers are called — have refuseil tomove with tbe times, or adopt tbe new methods of incui)alionor rearing, with tbe result tliat ducklings were placed uponthe market from other considerably earlier in tbe sea-son, thus commanding bibber prices. At one time it appearedas though the industry would altogether leave the counties o
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