. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. pee, Philadelphia, Pa. To the lover of the beautiful they are a source of pleasure, as the spangled and penciledvarieties are perfect specimens of bird beauty, and cannot fail to excite the admiration of thebeholder. They are also finely formed, and graceful in movements. The greatest objection to them is their propensity to wander and iiy; in the latter respect,they are perfect little fly-aways, their small light bodies and strong ample wings maki
. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. pee, Philadelphia, Pa. To the lover of the beautiful they are a source of pleasure, as the spangled and penciledvarieties are perfect specimens of bird beauty, and cannot fail to excite the admiration of thebeholder. They are also finely formed, and graceful in movements. The greatest objection to them is their propensity to wander and iiy; in the latter respect,they are perfect little fly-aways, their small light bodies and strong ample wings making itperfectly easy for them to find the other side of a nine or ten-foot fence, when confined in asmall enclosure. Jlr. Wright says: Tliey may, it is true, be kept in a shed, but if so, thenumber must be very limited. Where six Brahmas would be kept, four Hamburgs are quiteenough, and they must be kept dry and scrupulously clean. He also states that the penciledvarieties are most delicate, being liable to roup if exposed to cold or wet, and for this reasonit would be better not to have them hatched until May. The spangled are more hardy and. BLACK-BREASTED RED by A. D. Warren, Worcester, Mass.
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