. Fanciers' journal and land & water . n they can get to the ground, theydo not need meat. In winter they have a box of ashes suppliedfor them to dust in, and it is well to give them oyster-shellspounded up fine, together with their own egg-shells crushed uj).Statistics were appended showing that the net returns from fivehens in throe years was ninety-three dollars thirty cents, not tospeak of eggs and chickens used in the family.—Ploughman. 30 THE FANCIBES JOURNAL. [Vol. IV—No. 2. JUDGING BARBS. As regards color, Barbs are valued as follows in the order iu■which they are named : White, Black,
. Fanciers' journal and land & water . n they can get to the ground, theydo not need meat. In winter they have a box of ashes suppliedfor them to dust in, and it is well to give them oyster-shellspounded up fine, together with their own egg-shells crushed uj).Statistics were appended showing that the net returns from fivehens in throe years was ninety-three dollars thirty cents, not tospeak of eggs and chickens used in the family.—Ploughman. 30 THE FANCIBES JOURNAL. [Vol. IV—No. 2. JUDGING BARBS. As regards color, Barbs are valued as follows in the order iu■which they are named : White, Black, Yellow, Red, and shades of color are often produced by crossing, but it isbest to adhere rigidly to the colors named above. Large orsmall birds have their value only in the whim or caprice of thefancier. Should a breeder of Runts become a Barb fancierit would be but natural for him to want large birds, while thefancier of that beautiful pigeon, the African Owl, would naturallylook for the smallest birds he could
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