. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ED. S*: The Plymouth Rock, jiu American fowl, has not existed as a dis-tinct breed for many years, but hasrisen with wonderful facility inthe
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ED. S*: The Plymouth Rock, jiu American fowl, has not existed as a dis-tinct breed for many years, but hasrisen with wonderful facility inthe estimation of is supposed to bea cross betweenthe China and either the Domi-nique, the Fawn-Colored Dorking,the Black Java, or the Great size it rivals the Asiatic fowls,and possesses marked symmetry,a dquarely-built and heavy body,a rich and variegated plumage, andis a prolific layer. Pullets com-mence laying at five months old,and, under proper treatment andcare, will lay daily all the yearround. The eggs are of mediumsize, rich in material, and have areddish-yellow color. For mar-ket purposes this bird is also desirable and profitable. As hatching-fowls they are faithful and efficient, and bestow excellent care upontheir chickens. They also possess another satisfactory trait,—beingless destructive to gardens than the smaller kinds. When a year oldthe cock stands from 32 to 35 inches high, and weighs about 10 Plsnaiouth Rock Fowl. The Silky Fowl is so named because the filaments of itsfeathers, instead of being fasten-ed together, as in other birds,are separate and loose, givingthe plumage asilky, hair-like ap-pearance, and destroying anysymmetry of shape that the birdmay possess. This peculiarityalso gives a deceptive size to thefowl, making it seem much lar-ger than it is. The cock seldomweighs 3 lbs. or the hen over 2lbs. It is also called the -ANfe-gro fowl, on account of the som-bre color of its bones and latter is of a dark
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