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rial notices. Copy of the journal mailed free
to advertisers.
Plymouth Rocks.—We invite the attention of
readers to the advertisement, in our present
number, of Hon. V. C. Gilman, President of the
N. Hampshire State Society, and Mayor of Nash
ua. His fowls are reckoned the finest in New
England ; they are very popular in the West and
becoming rapidly so in the South. He raises no
other variety. Our poultry breeders will do well
to address him for full particulars.
Black Spanish.—Mr. W. T. Evans, of Man
chester, N. 11., has a very superior lot of Black
Spanish and Partridge Cochin fowls for sale ; al
so, White Leghorns and Bantams. See his ad
vertisement in another column.
Light Brahmas. —Those of our readers desir
ing to add to their stock of valuable fowls will
do well to address Mr. C. C. Russell, of Nashua,
N. 11., whose advertisement will be found in this
issue. His fowls are guaranteed of the purest
strains.
Partridge Cochins. —Mr. C. F. Tilton, Con
cord, N. IL, avails himself of our large circula
tion to introduce his splendid full-blooded Part
ridge Cochins to Southern poultry raisers, and
we respectfully call their attention to his adver
tisement in this paper.
“All Warranted Pure Bred.”—Mr. C. M.
Boynton, Superintendent of the New Hampshire
Poultry Society, is also a breeder of and dealer
in a variety of very excellent breeds of fancy
fowls, all of which he warrants to be pure bred.
Read his advertisement, and address him at
Concord, N. H.
Dominiques.—Mr. J.E. Sewell, of Concord, N.
H., breeds the pure strains of Black Cochin and
Plymouth Rock fowls, but makes the raising of
Dominiques a specialty. See his advertisement
in this paper, and apply to him for particulars.
Chicks from eggs sold by him took the first and
special premiums at the late N. H. State Show.
Drake’s and Gray’s Stock.—Fowls and eggs
of this excellent breed of Plymouth Rocks, and
also of choice imported Partridge Cochins may
be had on application to Mr. Charles Le Reed,
of Providence, R. 1., whose advertisement will
be found in this paper.
Silver-Spangled Hamburgs.—Mr. J. B. Sha-j
lies, importer and breeder, Concord, N. H., is
creating quite a Hutter among his brother-breed
ers in consequence of the great superiority of
his magnificent Silver-spangled Hamburg fowls,
and Black Leghorns, which are warranted of
pure blood. Mr. 8. is quite a young man, has
none but fine stock, and is destined to become
one of the largest breeders in the country. See
his advertisement in this issue.
Purr White Leghorn*.—Mr. Eugene B.
Pendleton, postmaster at W’esterly, R. 1., offers
an extra inducement to those purchasing fancy
fbwls from him. See his advertisement.
American Dominiques.—Mr. H. W. Partelow,
of Wakefield, R. 1., has fowls and eggs of the
Black Cochin and American Dominiques for sale.
For particulars address him as above.
“ Mark Sitman’s Stock.”—These splendid
Buff Cochin fowls are warranted thorough bred
and entirely free from black in hackle, by Mr.
H. L. Wilkinson, of Laconia, N.H., who has them
for sale. Persons wishing either fowls or eggs
of this valuable breed will do well to address Mr.
W. whose representations in regard to his stock
may be implicitly relied upon.
Pennacook (former name for Concord) Poul
try Yards. —Mr. Calvin P. Couch, proprietor of
the above-named yards, has one of the finest
stocks of pure bred fowls in the Granite State,
but makes a specialty of Light Brahmas. For
full particulars and prices address him at Con
cord, N. H.
“Superior to Anything.”—Mr. Ephraim
Whitman, of Fitchburg, Mass., claims to have
a larger lot of superior Light Brahmas and
Brown Leghorns than ever before at any one
time, and will warrant them to compare favor
ably with the best to be found. See his adver
tisement.
Shepherd Dogs.—Mr. D. A. Segar, of West
erly, Rhode Island, is a large importer and
breeder of superior fancy poultry; his stock
consists of a great variety of the best strains of
fowls, pigeons and ducks—among the latter, the
famous Pekins. He also solicits orders for his
fine imported thorough-bred Scotch Shepherd
Dogs. See advertisement in this paper.
Dead Game.—Mr. Wright Buckley, of Valley
Falls, R. 1., imports and breeds fancy fowls, all
of which he will warrant to be true to name
and of the best strains of blood. See his ad
vertisement in this paper for a list of his speci
alties.
Trout Eggs.—A good opportunity for obtain
ing trout eggs or fish for stocking ponds or
streams is offered to our readers by Mr. George
F. Parlow proprietor of the Wildwood Trout
Farm, East Freetown, Mass., whose advertise
ment appears in this issue, and we hope it will
not be overlooked.
Dark Brahmas. —Mr. W. E. Hood, Concord,
N. H., makes a specialty of the famous Black
Prince stock of Brahmas, and has none but very
superior fowls, which he offers to Southern breed
ers and fanciers for the first time in these columns.
See his advertisement.
Pekin Ducks, —Besides choice varieties of
Light and Dark Brahma, White Leghorn and
Plymouth Rock fowls, Messrs. C. B. & G. H.
Flanders, of Concord, N. H., are breeders of
the celebrated Imperial Pekin Ducks and Shep
herd Dogs of pure blood. Persons in 'want of
either will do well to address him at once, be
fore his stock is much reduced by selections for
others.
W’hite Leghorns.—Mr. J. 11. Morrison, of
Marlowe, N. 11., has supplied an immense
number of his pure strains of White Leghorns
and Plymouth Rock fowls, and has a “ few more
of the same sort” still on hand, which he
would be pleased to furnish to his Southern
friends at fair prices. See his advertisement.
White Crested Black Polands.—Fowls or
eggs of this beautiful and other choice varieties
of poultry can be obtained from Messrs. E.
Hartshorne & Son, of Boston, Mass. Mr. Harts
horne is Secretary of the State Massachusetts
Society, and is thoroughly posted in poultry
matters. Send for their descriptive and price
list.
Those Rocks.—Mr. Hiram Randall, of Strough
ton, Mass., makes a specialty of the famous
Plymouth Rock fowls, and warrants them true
to name. Address him for particulars and
prices.
W'hitr Georgian Game.—Full blooded stocks
of this handsome all-game fowl and of the Creve
Co'ur are advertised in this paper by Mr. W. A.
Sewall, of Concord, N. 11. For particulars ad
dress him os above.
Cayuga Ducks.—Mr. M. I. Ellis, of Norwood,
Mass.. is a breeder of fancy fowls of the most
choice varieties. His Cayuga Ducks cannot
be excelled. Address him for particulars.
Mr. C. H. Edmonds, Melrose, Mass, (whose
advertisement appears in another column) has
originated and introduced to public notice, as a
distinct variety, the “ Pea-comb Partridge Co
chins.” These fowls have been carefully bred
for five years past, and are guaranteed pure bred
Partridge Cochins. There has never been a par
ticle of crossing with any other variety of fowl
in order to obtain the “Pea-comb.” They have
been bred entirely from pure Partridge Cochin
stock imported originally for him. He has devel
oped and perpetuated this peculiarity of the Pea
comb Partridge Cochins, and no one can doubt
the fact that the Pea-comb, for our climate (es
pecially in Winter), is far preferable to any other,
whether upon Partridge, White, Buff, Black, or
any other fowl. While for all the good qualities,
whether as layers (in Winter as well as Summer),
for market and the table, or as mothers, there
are none better than the Partridge Cochins.—
While paying particular attention to comb devel
opment, he has each season carefully introduced
into his flock a fresh strain of blood by the purchase
of one or more of the best standard pullets to be ob
tained, and he warrants his birds to throw chick
ens averaging as perfect in feather-marking and
general characteristics as any strain of fowls in
the country. Corroborative of the above, Mr.
Edmonds begs to refer to the fact that he receiv
ed the award of a silver cup at the State Show
in Hartford, Conn., held in December last ; he
was also formally recognized in the Executive
Committee session of the Massachusetts Poultry
Society during the recent exhibition in Music
Hall, Boston, receiving the highly compliment
ary testimonial of not only six regular Society
premiums, but, in addition, the handsome award
of the special premium of an oil painting valued
at one hundred dollars.
Brown Leghorns.—The Winnesoquis poultry
Yards, at Woonsocket, R. 1., is famous for the
excellence of their Partridge Cochin and other
breeds of fancy poultry and pigeons. Address
the proprietor, Mr. W. C. Cook, as above.
We call attention of our readers to the adver
tisement of Mr. C. W. Chamberlain, of Arling
ton, Mass. He has, by careful and systematic
breeding, brought his stock to a high degree of
excellence, as will be seen by the great number
of prizes won by him. Knowing from experi
ence the impossibility of breeding a large num
ber of varieties, and keeping them up to that
degree of excellence which the public demand,
he has made a specialty of the varieties men
tioned in the advertisement in another column,
and hence his great success.
Browm Leghorns.—See the advertisement, in
this paper, of the Atlanta Poultry House, which
promises to be “ a big thing” at no very dis
tant day.
Fine Stock. —Mr. George V. Fletcher, of
Belmont, Mass., has for a long time been a
successful breeder of superior Light Brahma and
Buff Cochin fowls, and is prepared to fill orders
for either or both varieties. W’rite to him for
particulars.
Bremer Geese. —Bremer Geese, Bronze Tur
keys, and several varieties of the best breeds of
fancy fowls may be obtained by early applica
tion to Mr. George D. Stockwell, at East Ed
dington, Penobscot county, Maine. See his ad
vertisement.
W’hite Cochins. —These are very fine fowls,
and warranted of pure breed by Mr. Leonard
H. Gay, of West Stoughton, Mass. He is a
breeder also of the famous Plymouth Rock
fowls. Address him for particulars.
Artificial Eyen for Birds and Animals, birds
and bird skins, etc., are sold wholesale and re
tail by M. A. J. Colburn, Naturalist, Boston,
Mass. See his advertisement in this paper.
Penciled Hambi rgs.—Those of our readers
in want of a really beautiful addition to their
poultry yards will do well to apply to Mr. An
drew J. Tuck, Nashua, N. H., for a pair or a trio
of his Gold and Silver-penciled Hamburgs, which
have taken first premiums everywhere they have
been shown. See advertisement.
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