Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . LIGHT BRAHMA HEN. THE NEW Dark Brahmas, 8 to the pound, and about70 per annum. Plymouth Rocks, 8 tothe pound; lay 100 per annum. Houdans,8 to the pound; lay 150 per annum; non-sitters. La Fleche, 7 to the pound; lay130 per annum; non-sitters. BlackSpanish, 7 to the pound; lay 150 perannum. Dominiques, 9 to the pound;lay 130 per annum. Games, 9 to thepound; lay 130 per annum. Crevecoeurs,7 to the pound; lay 150 per annum. Leg-horns, 9 to the pound; lay from 150 to 200per annum. Polish, 9 to the pound; lays150 per aimum. Bantams, 16 to thepound; l
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . LIGHT BRAHMA HEN. THE NEW Dark Brahmas, 8 to the pound, and about70 per annum. Plymouth Rocks, 8 tothe pound; lay 100 per annum. Houdans,8 to the pound; lay 150 per annum; non-sitters. La Fleche, 7 to the pound; lay130 per annum; non-sitters. BlackSpanish, 7 to the pound; lay 150 perannum. Dominiques, 9 to the pound;lay 130 per annum. Games, 9 to thepound; lay 130 per annum. Crevecoeurs,7 to the pound; lay 150 per annum. Leg-horns, 9 to the pound; lay from 150 to 200per annum. Polish, 9 to the pound; lays150 per aimum. Bantams, 16 to thepound; lay 60 per annum. Turkeys, eggs5 to the pound; lay from 30 to 60 perannum. Ducks, eggs vary greatly withdifferent species, but from 5 to 6 to thepound, and from 14 to 28 per annum,according to age and keeping. Geese, 4 tothe pound; lay 20 per annum. Guineas,II to the pound; lay 60 per annum. SILK OMENS SilkCulture Associa-tion of Philadel-phia is the nameof a society thatis advocating silkculture as a pleas-ant and profitableemployment forthe women andchildren of ourland; and as oneof the very fewways by whichthe income of thefamily may be increased by easy work thatcan be done at home. The object of this Association is purelybenevolent and disinterested. It derives nopecuniary benefits whatever from its inces-sant and arduous labors in furnishing to theincreasing number of inquirers, practicalinformation that will enable them to in-telligently undertake this new industry. Silk culture recommends itself as anemployment for the household, inasmuchas the labor incidental to rearing the silkworms and caring for the cocoons, canbe done at odd moments; and thus canbe added to the work of each day withoutsensibly increasing its burden. The demand for the product of thisnew industry is so far in excess of thepresent home supply, that if the greatestexpectation of this Association was
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