Reading Observer 04-1917

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the! Readln,.g .t.auce- l
the Ulllver!llty Cpl-

w,lI <shortl) be
r'!tDarkable a.nd most.
to do 'wlth the t
hoys spetk ID th·, '

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mdustry

and

is c'sold in

elsev.-he.re at.
earned n ven-

£. SMITH, 350. Oxf,!,r4

them. mav
td t he
whom

LIVERINE

_",ri'c1,en nation
to tho
001="ra".11 the needs whIch thus
I

good supply of

Zl.

Sl:tl1ed adYICe oS
"""';I,ble. .n~ tho
be g!ve n in t s

Under th14 headlDg we , h&vc

for the purpO!6

weekly 'an artlCJe OD 'Poultry
an upert, wh,oh shoul~
.. t. the rP Nlflut tIme. Th6 writer

of ,tandard l!.'n~hsh
Th. boys arc m akIng
aod they would be
small l ibrary, weiu,l·

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to Ituawer any qy.eatl<lDIl by reader"
C()rrupoodeDC6 to TII6
.. lteadin( Ob~.er . u

.. cd • their

bl!!toliia.ns, e&'S !\.ylSts
of the best fic Uon
(BallantYne, ~t.e.enother!) would abo he
beh~.es that
gifts... B boks

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CROSSBRED POUL

EOnt t o Mr J.
3, Bulme"b~·

:-t ; .
T.h ~t'& ~ a.re

of an \ educatiClu'; 1
of note·books and

rures

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still rcma.m ,

tI'he

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bo~'

ark under super-

rie recrcil -

"'·6 need

tbo hko Thore
mc dC'llal H '

a. m cdo!!t recrc!\tJon
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home! ha,..e be~
brutal form, ale. our
a.nd ("fur IUt~re ... t

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to

of friend,.
foresee the
sP6Clfied in
for a. conSiderable nenod
t he ~ift s In 1 k md men-

l Vl t h

&.!moat any.' of the weB known hea

v&rie~ I

bes. The ~ ndian baa a yellow l,eg and ak.i.D, but I~
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mo.t o,f tbelJl t\lll pal. in hody colour, eo tljat I , [ble
11 hen used with .. "'!rite ,Seabed fowl they los. ! !,:,ove
n..rly the wh'ole of' tke yeUow shade. In SPite , N o
of thii IcOlour ' ,t cannot b. Ignored when wantJ,ng t '"
.. bIg £Ilwl for table, for the ~ncjiaD COlT... a brOad ,.to
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body WI\~ leg!l w01l apart, ~o that this help, ID i
Dlokmg frame III the chicken and Ita hone and .

about £100 We 'tmnot
f)f t::us amount l in small
dlffic ult", Donation .. mlt"V
J H enman, Rt. lvell. K t!n ..-hO [\ !'; klDdl", con!enkd to
to t • Cnlim,tt.e.
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your,,; ItbW11v

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the country
that theoc8
as much :l!li;
hollt' to QrSttm l ~e
of his!,or*c-.l Jnr
un,a~o, ' d". ble

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askmg iar
Ibeen made b"o

'pad""

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r' f~~;t!~~l~i~t~~~~j;t~~~F~::t:lJ

many

poultry and aU 01 tbem ~ore or Ie,.. are B1Iblc~h'­
ful .· On. mllSt natun.1ly be govern~ d . y t e
ma.rket at ha.nd . and 'l"~ the fowl to me.tl lqeal
requirements ·If the, demancfis for .. big ohicken
.tllan you,would not
an old Engli,h g~
' , hut
if lOll th. other ha.nd .. nice J'ri"~t.1 trade he",
/ q~.1ity come. fil"l!t then the u,e, of an old
gli~
rookerel l would prove oj great value Thl~ ~'. 1
wit! tum out .. tin. boned blrd.....nd smaller otlr,l l SWIra".
than any other fowl, wbJ1e the breast is VtlfY ~1l 1
and & Ol ee c\ean qut 1'lgh,t through ~rom frPntr r-o "",ve411,oio
back of I!. ..hotj; ,weet meat The DO!1S fo>! uling , ;;;.":';i'~"-'''~
WIlli the Old ,Engli.h m~r b. FaveroUes, ILIght
·,r ·';;::::';;:i.;;ii¥,
Su"..~ . or of .. somewJiat hghter "wId, the , 9.Q~I'OI\:
H.oudan or ' th, Black Hamburgh. The ! Ham- ;
burgh h.. a bl_e11 leg , whIch ·does not m..~\; wi,th ,
general favoU\", bh~ when crolsed WIth' th «am. ~
as described. the logs C(]IIIe .. ):>etter, colo
an~ '
'orne are a\mo!.\ whIte 'Jl:(e , B'o~dan hal /, llorig
bre.st, With whit. Se,h an~ !j<in., and ~h'>i F,ake I
a very .!In. cbjd/en when Ofosud as do.cri1l"~.
The object of .these cro&Ge8 are, o~ co#,. to
motke a. useful ta.ble fowl and the laying quJhties ' ~'[in,~:~:u~:~~.'"~i~~;~~:~~'~~1~~j~~
arB l~ft out of conSIderation, t.h.ough when uIUlg , ~
tho Old Enkhsh and H amburgh .IOme good layers ' Go·. ",n",'.nt
lI\&y be produced Where .. much ll\l"l!er Iblrd i.
wanted, an~' whe,.. weIght count. most, t~en' reCOUI'6fl mUI5~ be baQ \0 other varIeties, .& ~~&t HItpr~'·e&'.at eou14 be inade by u,ing an' Indi conk

lugp geri! cn

III

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TlfE P01)LTRY

then:, !!tudlt~~ . pM

??,on,:b*>1 wil

"~cr counts

frame

W M CHILDS,
of Consulta.hve CommitteB;"

pI . weIghing

Few

birds : -:--'c. r .-,

ca.rry the lamount of h;rea.st as does an India.n, and :
th i S quality 15 pa!l!e d oi to ~iB progeny In a
mfu ked degree. A typical' Indian for t he .how
pen must be sholt lD back, tboughJ of eour~ It !

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must hal-e th. Width, yet when oketchmg .. ; ~~~~tr:~~;.I.:~~

{'~r..kerel for ~08~i.ng 'tbe Wldth 18 t!8Iential; but t:

VOLUNTEER

also take the longest baCk you ea.n tlnd. Such"
ha d IB no use to the fancy breOder, and tbey can
he bought at a much lower i lc , thlLll the fancy

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brand WIll at/en d

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When aelectmg the' ens, no m&tter what the t - ···'-: n .-breed, have t hem deep
fro.Jt; and long m back, ,
Butler.

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then you
ml\6t
bave ht ose
Nearly
every
bre'i,der
' IiI, ,nth
own Ridelong
.. ot breut.
breed- I1 re~,reaelitatl'"
ini and what hen. glve the bj:.t result, bot there '
1S • great import.nc. I .... Iectmg the pght kiDd ,
1
1
of 'h.n. If you w{IJlt to breed .tuJ! for table
sbti,,; 5 you l\ ill find I t qUlte Poll neceuary to be ,
,,;arciul

1fl

the selection ()f the parents as If you

was ma.tutg up 'to produce ehow pomte. These
Ingh c1ap chlckenl are not raised ' ~'tLphaurd nor
J.t taken ~t random from tbe NIl;' but nry car•.
lOlly h.,.dled nnd sorted out to Bee that the old
!,t(lck i~1J light and t hen the chicks ean be sorted
! It er

tde.

[f tb,
of crolllng i. to g.t ,. bird for mar·
l,t at a.q early age, lhen there IS nothllig bett~r
lb '" th. 1 IndlOn and FavemUe, for if pushed
I
,k.ng Ul~ely tjiey should be ready for kdhng at
"I.!:ieen ,eek. a.od for some customers a.t four- I ~~l,~~.,n$

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teen

Tne Sussex will make

&

good cross, but , ,.,""' . ,

another \Vee~ or two to make· up . then
tll . . a.I', ,grand. Other -fine ClQssea are With ~e
lIJf! O'p;ugton and Dorkmg heD', - but tbey tHe
'I u::!;t; to grow, b4t ,then relldy you get !I~ &{I,d

lhey

\( I.:'.ot
IS npGn

to

i)" !' JJe::t 1
I

a..\

( i}

roem -

for

Sl X

nM!lbte \TIll

of 1U1"~ 'tblJ

The

Orping~1 ri and SU5Sex can be kept .
groun , but the Docking i. in. I' tng

Ultll.Q~t tlI1).

dmed to gn. wrong,
\\ ell dlamod be
Some/

uamp cold t ous.
out the Ga.me

1\:0 . Ifl

. the

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not oJ the
war

\1togctb~r tl4''In~

&nd use "
I" odllcq. "

Plymoutil iRock, which ,
bird wilh w.igli~; .~4 1
malrinlf gojld fr\~."
.co';~~~.'il:~o:~'l.the. long time reqUlred for I'l"'l'"~\'~\ .
t.
and ISuna% 'WIU Uln1li~ to
SUlJle~ or tll~ Olrpln~~,
the !tor,; . j" t~e co,.,.."~

"'" ,ell

t,

b1'1Jfo<"eclj.

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TRAMWAYS.

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