. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. POULTRY. 223 farmers and olhcrs who keep poultry for profit, should use onl
. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. POULTRY. 223 farmers and olhcrs who keep poultry for profit, should use only males of the pure breeds—selecting such varieties as will best suit their circumstances or tastes. I. AMERICAN VARIETIES. Probably the best general purpose breed of fowls, ind certainly the most popular with the farmers, is:. ^^PlY^^TH ROCK. St t/am6S. M^n, (1) The Barred Plymouth Rocks. The chicks are hardy and are easily raised; the young birds grow rapidly; the cc^ckercds or young males can bo made to gain a pound a month up to five or six months, and they make good table fowls. The pullets, or young hens, lay pretty early, and are g(x)d winter layers of fair-sized Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Winnipeg : Consolidated Stationery Co.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectagriculture, bookyear
