. The Eastern poultryman . Sicilian Buttercups bred by C. Carr Loring, Dedhani, Mass. rally he got much attached to them on so long a voyage. We neighbors soon found out that he had good reason to like them, for they laid so well that we got eggs to hatch, and we too had reason to like them for xX^^w s;rent laying qua/i/ies, bright, yet quiet, always busy, vigorous, lay a very large beautiful white egg; white eggs are now coming into fashion again in New England (always were in New York city and state, bringing more per dozen than brown eggs ) Tile Buttercup (Sicilian) male is of reddish butte
. The Eastern poultryman . Sicilian Buttercups bred by C. Carr Loring, Dedhani, Mass. rally he got much attached to them on so long a voyage. We neighbors soon found out that he had good reason to like them, for they laid so well that we got eggs to hatch, and we too had reason to like them for xX^^w s;rent laying qua/i/ies, bright, yet quiet, always busy, vigorous, lay a very large beautiful white egg; white eggs are now coming into fashion again in New England (always were in New York city and state, bringing more per dozen than brown eggs ) Tile Buttercup (Sicilian) male is of reddish butter color, neck hackle, little darker. Comb is their great and pecu- liar characteristic, being cup or saucer shape very taking, legs yellowish willow color, weight 5>^ to 7^2 lbs.; mature very early 3>^ to 4 months, small bones and lots of meat. Females' weight to 5>^ lbs., butter color, saucer cup shape combs, hence the name Buttercups. On back females are laceil some. They have a bright, wide- awake look yet are quiet in house and out; you cannot hel[) growing fond of them; they lay as well two and three years old as when pullets, and are good till six years old. They have long, full plum|> breast and are good table fowls; they combine eggs (which is the real source of profit), meat and fancy. A pullet hatched May 31 laid Septem- ber 8, or when she was three months and eight days old. Buttercups are the coming fowl to lay three hundred eggs a year. Observe your hens, hatch eggs from the greatest layers, and you will soon get there. C. Carr Loring. Kind Words from England for the Prairie State Incubators and Brooders. Burrow House, Scotfortli, P3ng., June 30, 1902. Messrs. Robt. A. Colt, Ltd. Gentlemen:—I have great pleasure to inform you that I have used two Prairie ach v( and o chine, and pleased to say that they iiave done exceedingly well for me, having hatched every fertile egg on several oc- casions. I have other makers' machines that cost double to yours, b
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