. Australian Garden and Field. THE GARDEN AND FIELD. February, l9l4 but which is acclimatised here, and gives good results, iiere it is not very well known, but in France it is very popular, and is recognised as one of the choicest of breeds for the table. Les 1-averolles is a breed that has been obtained by grafting on an origi- nal stock some of the best varieties known, and which were most suitable for table requirements. In its family tree is to be found the blood of the Dorking, iloudan, and Crevecoeur; all these help to make the Faverolle a table bird of highest merit. The progeny of thi
. Australian Garden and Field. THE GARDEN AND FIELD. February, l9l4 but which is acclimatised here, and gives good results, iiere it is not very well known, but in France it is very popular, and is recognised as one of the choicest of breeds for the table. Les 1-averolles is a breed that has been obtained by grafting on an origi- nal stock some of the best varieties known, and which were most suitable for table requirements. In its family tree is to be found the blood of the Dorking, iloudan, and Crevecoeur; all these help to make the Faverolle a table bird of highest merit. The progeny of this desirable breed are very precocious,, and fatten readily. It is quite possible to have twelve-week-old chickens to weigh 31b. each. Les Faverolles do especially well when suitably crossed for table pur- poses. An experiment was made at the College Poultry Farm, Theale, England, in which Les Faverolles and Buff Orpingtons were bred together. It is related that the progeny made the most rapid growth out of 60 birds. Apart from their excellent flesh-pro- ducing quality, Les Faverolle hens are very prolific layers, more especially in the winter time, of medium-sized eggs. They are also capital sitters and mo- thers. ? To Cure the Broody. The seasonable item that now con- fronts all farmers is undoubtedly the broody problem; and instead of Ijlindly following most people's methods, , waiting till the birds become broody to effect a cure, we can cure it (to a great extent) by prevention, and when this fails then to adopt heroic methods. Employing the lirst method we must drop all stimulating and blood-heating rations, such as meat and maize, there- by also effecting a saving in the feed bill, as it doesn't pay to feed much ani- mal food now. Also give a blood cooler pretty often in the shape of salts, and don't forget prenty of green- stufT feed, and as grain, mixture of fat oats and wheat. Try this method and note the result. For those which this treatment fails (there are boun
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