. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . will be nocharge, will see that they are well takencare of and not allowed to be disturbedby any otlier roosters that they may haveon their place. It is important, in orderto get a good, pure breed of chickens, tolet the roosters above mentioned ex-clusively run in a pen with not more thanfifteen hens. Those desiring the serviceof any one of the above named roosterswill apply to me at the address given be-low. Applications will be recorded andserved as they come in turn. We that t


. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . will be nocharge, will see that they are well takencare of and not allowed to be disturbedby any otlier roosters that they may haveon their place. It is important, in orderto get a good, pure breed of chickens, tolet the roosters above mentioned ex-clusively run in a pen with not more thanfifteen hens. Those desiring the serviceof any one of the above named roosterswill apply to me at the address given be-low. Applications will be recorded andserved as they come in turn. We that this is the begin-ning of a plan to loan the farmers alongthe Seaboard Air Line the use of bloodedmales uf various kinds with a view of im-proving the live stock. This is a verylaudable enterprise; but we trust the Sea-board Air Line officials will not fall intothe mistake that an enterprising South-erner got into in an effort to abolish therazor-back hog for which the Southernforests and plantations are noted. Thisplanter visited a stock show in Cincinnatiand got full of admiration of certain very. Jtintwai/ ^ Loetxniotiiv Enffineertng PLAN VIEW AND SIDE ELEVATION OF VAUCLAIX S \E\V FOUR-CYLINDER COMPOUND. tion and therefore having more freight forthe railroads to carry. It is a sort ofbenevolent selfishness. Under the influenceof Mr. E. St. John, when he was generalmanager, the Seaboard Air Line went sys-tematically into the business of encourag-ing farmers and others along the line to The Industrial Department of the Sea-board Air Line have the following breedsof full-blooded roosters: Light Brahmas,black Langshans and black Minorcas,which they propose to loan to those whoare located on the line of the SeaboardAir Line system for the purpose of im- fat swine that were on exhibition. For-tunes to be made in the Oakland regions ofhis own place flitted over the vision of theplanter. He lost no time in purchasingparents for the fat breed and had themshipped South without loss of


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